noun
Japanese scallop; Yesso scallop
Abbreviation of 帆立貝 (ほたてがい). Refers to the shellfish itself, especially in culinary contexts. The full name is more formal.
See also: 帆立貝 (ほたてがい)
今夜はホタテのバター焼きにしよう。
Let's have butter-fried scallops tonight.
北海道はホタテの産地として有名だ。
Hokkaido is famous as a production area for scallops.
Full, formal name for the Japanese scallop. ホタテ is the common abbreviation used in everyday speech and menus.
Abbreviation of 帆立貝 (ほたてがい), literally 'sail-standing shellfish', from the shape of the shell resembling a sail.