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hot (drink or food), served warm
Used to describe beverages or food that are served heated, as opposed to cold or iced.
ホット is a loanword from English "hot," used primarily to describe heated beverages and food items.
Compounds
- ホットコーヒー: hot coffee
- ホットミルク: hot milk
- ホットティー: hot tea
- ホットドッグ: hot dog
- ホットケーキ: hotcake (thick Japanese-style pancake)
- ホットチョコレート / ホットココア: hot chocolate
Ordering
At cafes and restaurants: ホットとアイス、どちらになさいますか (Hot or iced?). You can say ホットで (hot, please) or アイスで (iced, please).
Similar words
- ホット: hot (for drinks/food, loanword)
- アイス: iced, cold (for drinks)
- 熱い: hot (native Japanese word, broader meaning)
Usage
ホット is limited to the food/drink context. For describing weather or temperature in general, use 暑い (hot weather) or 熱い (hot to touch).