tonkatsu
/tɒŋˈkatsuː
/noun [mass noun]
A Japanese dish of pork coated in breadcrumbs and fried: their tonkatsu is freshly cooked...
- They were tucking into huge platters of tonkatsu.
- The dish consists of tonkatsu, a bowl of hearty beef and potato curry, and steamed rice.
- For lunch I had the tonkatsu, and the pork was cooked absolutely perfectly.
Usage
The words tonkatsu and tonkotsu are often confused. Tonkatsu means ‘a Japanese dish of pork coated in breadcrumbs and fried’, whereas tonkotsu means ‘a Japanese broth made from pork marrow’.
Origin
Japanese, from ton 'pig, pork' + katsu 'cutlet'.
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