ほらがい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ほらがい – see the following entry.
法螺貝
[noun] a Triton's trumpet, Charonia tritonis
[noun] a horn made from a Triton's trumpet shell
[noun] by metaphor from the shape of the shell, a way of tying a man's obi
Alternative spellings
ほら貝, 吹螺, 梭尾貝, ホラガイ
(This term, ほらがい (horagai), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)