みそかす

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
味噌滓
味噌糟

Etymology

Compound of 味噌 (miso, “miso, fermented bean paste”) +‎ 滓 (kasu, “lees, dregs”).[1][2]

First attested in the late 1600s.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

みそかす • (miso kasu) 

  1. miso dregs
  2. (by extension) something worthless, something leftover, the dregs of something

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “味噌滓・味噌糟”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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