tonkatsu

tonkatsu

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豚カツ (tonkatsu, “pork cutlet”), from 豚 (ton, “pork”) + カツ (katsu, “cutlet”), shortened from カツレツ (katsuretsu).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tɒŋˈkatsuː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tɑŋˈkætsu/

Noun

tonkatsu (uncountable)

1. A popular Japanese dish consisting of a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet served in bite-sized pieces and often accompanied by shredded cabbage and miso soup.

Hypernyms

• katsu

Derived terms

• tonkatsu sauce

Related terms

• tonkotsu

Translations

Japanese dish made from pork cutlet

Chinese: Cantonese: 日式炸豬扒 (jat5 sik1 zaa3 zyu1 paa2), 吉列豬扒 (gat1 lit6 zyu1 paa2) Mandarin: 吉列豬排／吉列猪排 (jíliè zhūpái) German: Tonkatsu m Greek: τονκάτσου n (tonkátsou) Italian: tonkatsu (it) m Japanese: 豚カツ (とんカツ, tonkatsu), とんかつ (tonkatsu), トンカツ (tonkatsu) Korean: 돈까스 (ko) (donkkaseu), 돈가스 (ko) (don'gaseu) Persian: تونکاتسو‎ (tonkâtsu) Russian: тонка́цу f or n (tonkácu) Thai: ทงกะสึ (tong-gà-sʉ̀) Ukrainian: тонка́цу f or n (tonkácu)

Anagrams

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Japanese

Romanization

tonkatsu

1. Rōmaji transcription of トンカツ
2. Rōmaji transcription of とんかつ
3. Rōmaji transcription of とんカツ