micin
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English
Verb
micin
Indonesian
Etymology
From Hakka 味精 (mi-chîn), from a genericized trademark of Tien Chu Ve-Tsin food company. The "味精" trademark itself ultimately comes from Japanese 味精 (misei). Cognate of Vietnamese mì chính. Doublet of mecin.
Pronunciation
Noun
micin (first-person possessive micinku, second-person possessive micinmu, third-person possessive micinnya)
- (colloquial, cooking) MSG, monosodium glutamate
- micin adalah penyedap rasa ― MSG is a flavor enhancer
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Further reading
- “micin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.