Torikatsu
/ˌtɔːriˈkɑːtsuː/noun
A Japanese dish of breaded and deep-fried chicken cutlet, usually served sliced with sauce and cabbage.
Did you know?The “katsu” in torikatsu comes from the same European culinary family as English “cutlet,” ultimately linked to Latin costa, meaning “rib” or “side.”
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Japanese
Japanese
tori
“Bird; in modern compounds, commonly chicken”
19th Century
Japanese
katsuretsu
“A Japanese adaptation of the European-style cutlet”
19th–20th Century
Japanese
katsu
“Clipped form of katsuretsu, meaning a breaded fried cutlet”
20th Century
Japanese
tori-katsu
“Chicken cutlet; literally, chicken plus cutlet”
Modern English
English
torikatsu
“A Japanese fried chicken cutlet dish, commonly served with tonkatsu sauce”