English
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)
- A Japanese broth made from pork marrow, typically served with ramen.
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)
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese とんこつタバコ入れ (tonkotsu tabako-ire).
Noun
tonkotsu (plural tonkotsu)
- 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.