カツサンド

かつさんど
noun
pork cutlet sandwich
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 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.

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