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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Origin of miso

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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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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