ホキ

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See also: ほき and ホッケ

Japanese

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Etymology

Ultimately from Maori hoki, likely via English.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ホキ (hoki

  1. the hoki or blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae)
    Hypernym: メルルーサ (merurūsa)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN