also: ホーコーツ
Refers specifically to the Chinese-style hot pot dish, distinct from Japanese nabemono. Often used in restaurant names or menus.
from Chinese huǒguōzi
See also: 火鍋
Would you like to go eat Chinese hot pot tonight?
This restaurant's hot pot is authentic Sichuan style.
Standard kanji spelling for the Chinese loanword meaning 'hot pot'.
Alternate katakana spelling with a different final vowel; less common but still encountered.
Borrowed from Chinese 火鍋子 (huǒguōzi), meaning 'hot pot'. The reading ホーコーズ approximates the Chinese pronunciation.