wet market

[ wet mahr-kit ]

noun

1. (especially in China and Southeast Asia) a usually open-air market selling perishable food, as meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruit, and often live animals slaughtered on-site.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wet market¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The institute is a 40-minute drive from the Huanan wet market where the first cluster of infections emerged.

From BBC

Those who entertain the theory say it could have leaked from a WIV lab and spread to the wet market.

From BBC

Others are more lighthearted, like how to shop at a wet market or how to feed the Gods.

From Salon

Those who entertain the theory say it could have leaked from a WIV lab and spread to the wet market.

From BBC

The institute is a 40-minute drive from the Huanan wet market where the first cluster of infections emerged.

From BBC