テッチャン

テッチャン

Japanese

Etymology

From Korean 대창 (daechang, “chitterlings”).

Noun

テッチャン (rōmaji tetchan)

1. The large intestine of a cow eaten as meat.
   • 2013, Oy! Tsumame Dekita zo‎, page 42:

     テッチャンとは、牛 (うし)の大腸 (だいちょう)、すなわちシマ腸 (ちょう)のことを指 (さ)します。シマ腸鍋 (ちょうなべ)なんです。

     Tetchan to wa, ushi no daichō, sunawachi shimachō no koto o sashimasu. Shimachō nabe nan desu.

     Tetchan is cow large intestine, i.e. what is called shimachō. It is shimachō hotpot.

   • 2018 July 11 (last accessed) “Horumon”, in Yaki-niku Toraji‎:

     内臓肉 (ないぞうにく)の王様 (おうさま)「ホルモン」は牛 (ウシ)の大腸 (だいちょう)のこと。シマチョウやテッチャンの名 (めい)でも親 (した)しまれます。

     Naizō niku no ō-sama “horumon” wa ushi no daichō no koto. Shimachō ya tetchan no mei demo shitashimaremasu.

     The king of organ meats, “horumon” is the large intestine of cattle. You may also know it as shimachō or tetchan.

See also

• ホルモン (horumon)
• 臓物 (ぞうもつ) (zōmotsu)