hook; hook and eye
Commonly refers to small clothing fasteners, such as the metal hook used with a loop or eye.
The hook on my skirt came off.
I undid the hook fastener on the skirt.
snap fastener; press stud
Used for the round metal or plastic snap fasteners often found on clothing, bags, or baby items. Compare with スナップ.
See also: スナップ
Baby clothes have lots of snap fasteners.
hock (white wine)
A specific term for a type of German white wine, often from the Rhine region. Not a common everyday word.
Hock was on the wine list.
上着のホックをかけた。
I fastened the hook on my jacket.
The snap fastener on my blouse came off.
ホック usually refers to a hook-and-eye style fastener, while スナップ specifically means a press-stud fastener that closes by pushing two parts together.
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years
hook and eye (clothing fastener)
Loanword from English 'hook' or possibly Dutch 'hoek' for the fastener senses; the wine sense is from English 'hock', a shortening of 'Hockamore', an old term for wine from Hochheim, Germany.