noun
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.
魚の切り落としで出汁を取る。
I make stock using the leftover pieces of fish.
ケーキの切り落としを味見した。
I tasted the end pieces of the cake.
noun
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.
「切り落とし」という名詞形はあまり使われず、動詞の「切り落とす」が一般的だ。
The noun form 切り落とし is not often used; the verb 切り落とす is more common.
The verb meaning 'to cut off' or 'to slice off'; 切り落とし is the noun form referring to the resulting pieces or the act itself.
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.