miso
[ mee-soh; Japanese mee-saw ]
/ ˈmi soʊ; Japanese ˈmi sɔ /
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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”
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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