tonkotsu

English

Tonkotsu ramen

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tɒŋˈkɒtsuː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tɑŋˈkɑtsu/

Noun

tonkotsu (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• tonkatsu

Translations

Japanese broth made from pork marrow

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 豚骨湯／豚骨汤 (tyun⁴ gwat¹ tong¹), 豬骨湯／猪骨汤 (zyu¹ gwat¹ tong¹)

  Mandarin: 豚骨湯／豚骨汤 (túngǔtāng), 豬骨湯／猪骨汤 (zhūgǔtāng)

• German: Tonkotsu m
• Italian: tonkotsu m
• Japanese: 豚骨 (ja) (とんこつ, tonkotsu)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: тонко́цу f or n (tonkócu)
• Ukrainian: тонко́цу f or n (tonkócu)

Etymology 2

Japanese [Term?]

Noun

tonkotsu (plural tonkotsu)

1. A Japanese tobacco-box.
   • 1979, Raymond Bushell, The Inrō Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inrō, and Lacquer, page 141:

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