noun
cloudberry
A plant and its fruit, Rubus chamaemorus. Often written in katakana as ホロムイイチゴ.
See also: クラウドベリー
北欧ではホロムイイチゴのジャムが人気だ。
Cloudberry jam is popular in Northern Europe.
Katakana spelling is the most common written form.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
クラウドベリー is the direct loanword from English, while ホロムイイチゴ is the Japanese name.
The name likely derives from 幌向 (Horomui), a place name in Hokkaido, combined with 苺 (ichigo, 'strawberry'). The exact origin is uncertain.