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tonkotsu

UK/tɒŋˈkɒtsuː/US/tɑŋˈkɑtsu/

tonkotsu noun: a Japanese broth made from pork marrow, typically served with ramen.

tonkotsu: a Japanese broth made from pork marrow, typically served with ramen
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Noun (1)

tonkotsu (uncountable)

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

Noun (2)

tonkotsu (plural tonkotsu)

  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

Forms of tonkotsu

pluraltonkotsu

Origin of tonkotsu

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

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

Questions about tonkotsu

What does tonkotsu mean?
Tonkotsu means a Japanese broth made from pork marrow, typically served with ramen.
What part of speech is tonkotsu?
Tonkotsu is a noun.
How do you pronounce tonkotsu?
Tonkotsu is pronounced /tɒŋˈkɒtsuː/ (UK).
What is the plural of tonkotsu?
The plural of tonkotsu is tonkotsu.

Words near tonkotsu in the dictionary

  1. Tonkins
  2. Tonkinson
  3. Tonkiss
  4. Tonkisses
  5. Tonkolili
  6. tonkotsu
  7. tonks
  8. Tonkses
  9. Tonle Bati
  10. Tonle Sap
  11. tonlet

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