miso
[ mee-soh; Japanese mee-saw ]
/ ˈmi soʊ; Japanese ˈmi sɔ /
noun Japanese Cooking.
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used especially to flavor soups and sauces.
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First recorded in 1720–30; from Japanese, probably from dialectal Korean, equivalent to Korean meju “soybean malt”
Words nearby miso
mismatch, mismate, mismove, misname, misnomer, miso, misocainea, misogamy, misogynist, misogynistic, misogynoir
Definition for miso (2 of 2)
miso-
a combining form meaning “hate,” with the object of hatred specified by the following element: misogyny.
Also mis-.
Origin of miso-
<Greek, combining form of mīseîn to hate, mîsos hatred
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Example sentences from the Web for miso
Try the miso ramen at Sapporo (152 W. 49th St.; 212-869-8972; entrées from $9).
In Kato, my favorite lunch set includes braised golden eye snapper, rice, miso soup, and pickles.
His food, which he cooked himself, was chiefly rice and miso.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson ScottMany of them carefully bring their own rice and miso, and are put up at a cost of about 10 sen a day.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
British Dictionary definitions for miso (1 of 2)
miso
/ (ˈmiːsəʊ) /
noun
a thick brown salty paste made from soya beans, used to flavour savoury dishes, esp soups
Word Origin for miso
from Japanese
British Dictionary definitions for miso (2 of 2)
miso-
before a vowel mis-
combining form
indicating hatredmisogyny
Word Origin for miso-
from Greek misos hatred
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Medical definitions for miso
miso-
pref.
Hatred:misogamy.
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