tonkotsu

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UK/tɒŋˈkɒtsuː/US/tɑŋˈkɑtsu/

noun

A Japanese broth made from pork marrow, typically served with ramen.

OriginJapanese 豚骨 →
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Meanings

tonkotsu1

nountonkotsu (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Japanese broth made from pork marrow, typically served with ramen.

tonkotsu2

nountonkotsu (plural tonkotsu)
  1. A Japanese tobacco-box.

    Tonkotsu are distinguished from inro in several ways. The tonkotsu is a container for tobacco; the inro, for medicines.

    1979, Raymond Bushell, The Inrō Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inrō, and Lacquer, page 141

Origin

tonkotsu · noun

  1. Japanese豚骨
  2. Englishtonkotsu

Borrowed from Japanese 豚骨 (tonkotsu), from 豚 (ton, “pork”) + 骨 (kotsu, “bone, rib”).

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tonkotsu · noun

  1. Japaneseとんこつタバコ入れ
  2. Englishtonkotsu

Borrowed from Japanese とんこつタバコ入れ (tonkotsu tabako-ire).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 豚骨湯 /豚骨汤, 豬骨湯 /猪骨汤
  • 豚骨湯 /豚骨汤 (tyun⁴ gwat¹ tong¹)Japanese broth made from pork marrow
  • 豬骨湯 /猪骨汤 (zyu¹ gwat¹ tong¹)Japanese broth made from pork marrow
Chinese Mandarin 豚骨湯 /豚骨汤, 豬骨湯 /猪骨汤
  • 豚骨湯 /豚骨汤 (túngǔtāng)Japanese broth made from pork marrow
  • 豬骨湯 /猪骨汤 (zhūgǔtāng)Japanese broth made from pork marrow
German Tonkotsu
  • TonkotsuJapanese broth made from pork marrow
Italian tonkotsu
  • tonkotsuJapanese broth made from pork marrow
Japanese 豚骨
  • 豚骨 (tonkotsu)Japanese broth made from pork marrow
Russian тонко́цу
  • тонко́цу (tonkócu)Japanese broth made from pork marrow
Ukrainian тонко́цу
  • тонко́цу (tonkócu)Japanese broth made from pork marrow
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