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ポークカツ (pookukatsu) Japanese meaning: pork cutlet | Kotomora

ポークカツ

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Meanings

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pork cutlet

abbreviationfood / cooking›

Abbreviation of ポークカツレツ. Common in casual contexts and on menus.

See also: ポークカツレツ

今日きょうのランチはポークカツにしよう。

Related words

ポークカツレツ
Full form; slightly more formal or descriptive, but ポークカツ is more common in everyday speech.
トンカツ
Japanese-style pork cutlet, often thicker and served with shredded cabbage; ポークカツ is the loanword version, typically thinner and more Western-style.

Built from

ポーク+カツ

Written forms

ポーク・カツ

I'll have the pork cutlet for lunch today.

ポークカツ
Variant with interpunct; rarely used in practice.
ポーク・カツ

Etymology

Abbreviation of ポークカツレツ, from English 'pork cutlet'.