also: ヨーロッパへだい
noun
gilt-head bream
A fish species (Sparus aurata) found in European waters. The name is a direct combination of ヨーロッパ (Europe) and ヘダイ (sea bream).
ヨーロッパヘダイは地中海料理でよく使われる。
Gilt-head bream is often used in Mediterranean cuisine.
Hiragana spelling; less common than the katakana form.
Kanji form; rarely used. The reading ヨーロッパヘダイ is not normally applied to this spelling.
ヘダイ is a general term for sea bream, while ヨーロッパヘダイ specifies the European gilt-head bream.
Compound of ヨーロッパ (Europe) and ヘダイ (sea bream).