miso
[ mee-soh; Japanese mee-saw ]
/ ˈmi soʊ; Japanese ˈmi sɔ /
noun Japanese Cookery.
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
Words nearby miso
mismatch, mismate, mismove, misname, misnomer, miso, miso-, misocainea, misogamy, misogynism, misogynist
Origin of miso
1720–30; < Japanese, probably < dialectal Korean, equivalent to Korean meju soybean malt
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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Examples 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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Medicine definitions for miso
miso-
pref.
Hatred:misogamy.
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