also: ウエットマーケット
noun
wet market
A market selling fresh produce, meat, seafood, and other perishable goods, often with live animals. The term is a direct loan from English and is used in contexts discussing Asian markets or food safety.
See also: 生鮮市場
香港のウェットマーケットでは、新鮮な魚介類が手に入る。
At Hong Kong's wet markets, you can get fresh seafood.
ウェットマーケットは生鮮食品を中心に扱っている。
Wet markets mainly deal in fresh food products.
Variant with interpunct and ウエ spelling.
Loanword from English 'wet market'.