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tonkotsu en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /tɒŋˈkɒtsuː/ (UK)
• /tɑŋˈkɑtsu/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Relateds

tonkatsu

Translations (9)

de Tonkotsu (Japanese broth made from pork marrow) · ru тонко́цу (Japanese broth made from pork marrow) · cmn 豚骨湯 /豚骨汤 (Japanese broth made from pork marrow) · yue 豚骨湯 /豚骨汤 (Japanese broth made from pork marrow) · it tonkotsu (Japanese broth made from pork marrow) · cmn 豬骨湯 /猪骨汤 (Japanese broth made from pork marrow) · yue 豬骨湯 /猪骨汤 (Japanese broth made from pork marrow) · uk тонко́цу (Japanese broth made from pork marrow) · ja 豚骨 (Japanese broth made from pork marrow)

tonkotsu en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

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

Meanings

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:

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