ムール貝

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貝
かい > がい
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

From French moule (“mussel”) +‎ 貝 (kai, “shellfish”). The kai changes to gai as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Noun

ムール貝(がい) • (mūrugai) 

  1. mussel

Synonyms

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