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. この店(みせ)のカツサンドは肉(にく)が厚(あつ)くておいしい。🔊 This shop's cutlet sandwich is delicious because the meat is thick. 試合(しあい)の前(まえ)に「勝(か)つ」とかけてカツサンドを食(た)べる人(ひと)もいる。🔊 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 sandwichCultural noteBecause 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. general Added 2026.5.17 12:10 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02 27500/27708_katsusando