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／日式炸猪扒 (jat⁵ sik¹ zaa³ zyu¹ paa²), 吉列豬扒／吉列猪扒 (gat¹ lit⁶ zyu¹ paa²)

  Mandarin: 日式炸豬排／日式炸猪排 (rìshì zhàzhūpái), 吉列豬排／吉列猪排 (jíliè zhūpái) (Hong Kong)

• German: Tonkatsu m
• Greek: τονκάτσου n (tonkátsou)
• Italian: tonkatsu (it) m
• Japanese: 豚カツ (ja) (とんカツ, tonkatsu), とんかつ (tonkatsu), トンカツ (ja) (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

• outstank

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