カツサンド

かつさんど
noun
pork cutlet sandwich
food
1. pork cutlet sandwich
A sandwich filled with a breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet, usually with shredded cabbage and a sweet-savory sauce.
駅(えき)でカツサンドを買(か)った。
I bought a pork cutlet sandwich at the station.
This shop's cutlet sandwich is delicious because the meat is thick.
Some people eat a cutlet sandwich before a match as a pun on "katsu" meaning "to win."

A compound of カツ (cutlet) and サンド, short for サンドイッチ (sandwich).

Common collocations

  • カツサンドを頼(たの)む: to order a cutlet sandwich
  • 牛(ぎゅう)カツサンド: a beef cutlet sandwich

Cultural note

Because カツ sounds like 勝(か)つ ("to win"), カツサンド is a popular good-luck food eaten before exams and sports matches.