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)

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 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

outstank

Japanese

Romanization

tonkatsu

Rōmaji transcription of トンカツ
Rōmaji transcription of とんかつ
Rōmaji transcription of とんカツ

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