leftover pieces; end pieces; shaved meat
Refers to the irregular or leftover pieces produced when slicing meat, fish, cake, or similar foods. Often used in cooking contexts for trimmings or offcuts.
I make stock using the leftover pieces of fish.
I tasted the end pieces of the cake.
Rarely used as a standalone noun for the act of clipping or cutting off. More commonly encountered in compound verbs like 切り落とす.
The noun form 切り落とし is not often used; the verb 切り落とす is more common.
Variant with 落し instead of 落とし; less common but acceptable.
Variant using 切 instead of 切り; slightly less common.
Rare variant combining 切 and 落とし.
Compound of 切り (stem of 切る, 'to cut') + 落とし (stem of 落とす, 'to drop/let fall'), literally 'cutting and dropping off'. The noun refers to the pieces that are cut off.