The story
- Japanese · borrowed from豚カツ“pork cutlet”
- English todaytonkatsu
Borrowed from Japanese 豚カツ (tonkatsu, “pork cutlet”), from 豚 (ton, “pork”) + カツ (katsu, “cutlet”), shortened from カツレツ (katsuretsu).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tonkatsu
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Japanese 豚カツ