mirin

[ mir-in ]

/ ˈmɪr ɪn /

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noun

a Japanese cooking wine made from rice, sweeter than sake.

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Origin of mirin

First recorded in 1870–75; from Japanese mirin, equivalent to mi “taste, flavor” + rin “to remove astringency,” both from Middle Chinese

Words nearby mirin

mired, Mirena, mirepoix, Miriam, Mirim, mirin, mirk, mirliton, Miró, miromiro, Mirren

How to use mirin in a sentence

They are cooked in mirin, a kind of sweet liquor made from sak, and you eat all you can pick off the bones with your hashi.
Letters from China and Japan|John Dewey
In the next Mirin taking oversight of the monastery of Banchor.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys|Dugald Butler and Herbert Story
St. Mirin's Aisle was erected in 1499, and there is a large pointed window in the east end, having jambs with single shafts.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys|Dugald Butler and Herbert Story
In the next St. Congal putting the religious habit on Mirin.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys|Dugald Butler and Herbert Story

St. Mirin's Chapel is well preserved, but the openings connecting it with the south transept are built up.
Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys|Dugald Butler and Herbert Story