ホタテ

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: ホタテガイ (ほたてがい)

• 今こん夜やはホタテのバター焼やきにしよう。

  Let's have butter-fried scallops tonight.

• 北ほっ海かい道どうはホタテの産さん地ちとして有ゆう名めいだ。

  Hokkaido is famous as a production area for scallops.