miso

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English

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Pronunciation

Noun

miso (usually uncountable, plural misos)

  1. A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.
    • 2018 July 19, Zoe Williams, “Can ditching meat and dairy open up new taste sensations? My week as a foodie vegan”, in The Guardian:
      Substances float around each other until you crush them all with a blender. Add a bit of white miso, lemon juice, truffle oil, chives: survey your wreckage, which will be the wrong colour (cream with a hint of grey) and the wrong consistency (gluey).
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Etymology 2

Noun

miso (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology, informal) Clipping of misoprostol.
    • 2014 June 27, Erica Hellerstein, “The Rise of the DIY Abortion in Texas”, in The Atlantic:
      I’m here to look for a small, white, hexagonal pill called misoprostol. Also known as miso or Cytotec, the drug induces an abortion that appears like a miscarriage during the early stages of a woman’s pregnancy. For women living in Latin America and other countries that have traditionally outlawed abortion, miso has been a lifeline
    • 2023 July 31, Sara Hutchinson, “Having an Abortion at Home? There’s a Hotline for That”, in Cosmopolitan:
      Now a year later, as the courts consider the fate of mifepristone and abortion providers gird for the possibility of a miso-only protocol, Cristina says that she’s grateful she was able to end her unwanted pregnancy, although she knows not everyone has access to the same resources
See also
  • mife (mifepristone)

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Czech

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Pronunciation

Noun

miso n

  1. miso

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiso/,
  • Rhymes: -iso
  • Syllabification(key): mi‧so
  • Hyphenation(key): mi‧so

Noun

miso

  1. miso

Declension

Inflection of miso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative miso misot
genitive mison misojen
partitive misoa misoja
illative misoon misoihin
singular plural
nominative miso misot
accusative nom. miso misot
gen. mison
genitive mison misojen
partitive misoa misoja
inessive misossa misoissa
elative misosta misoista
illative misoon misoihin
adessive misolla misoilla
ablative misolta misoilta
allative misolle misoille
essive misona misoina
translative misoksi misoiksi
abessive misotta misoitta
instructive misoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of miso (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative misoni misoni
accusative nom. misoni misoni
gen. misoni
genitive misoni misojeni
partitive misoani misojani
inessive misossani misoissani
elative misostani misoistani
illative misooni misoihini
adessive misollani misoillani
ablative misoltani misoiltani
allative misolleni misoilleni
essive misonani misoinani
translative misokseni misoikseni
abessive misottani misoittani
instructive
comitative misoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative misosi misosi
accusative nom. misosi misosi
gen. misosi
genitive misosi misojesi
partitive misoasi misojasi
inessive misossasi misoissasi
elative misostasi misoistasi
illative misoosi misoihisi
adessive misollasi misoillasi
ablative misoltasi misoiltasi
allative misollesi misoillesi
essive misonasi misoinasi
translative misoksesi misoiksesi
abessive misottasi misoittasi
instructive
comitative misoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative misomme misomme
accusative nom. misomme misomme
gen. misomme
genitive misomme misojemme
partitive misoamme misojamme
inessive misossamme misoissamme
elative misostamme misoistamme
illative misoomme misoihimme
adessive misollamme misoillamme
ablative misoltamme misoiltamme
allative misollemme misoillemme
essive misonamme misoinamme
translative misoksemme misoiksemme
abessive misottamme misoittamme
instructive
comitative misoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative misonne misonne
accusative nom. misonne misonne
gen. misonne
genitive misonne misojenne
partitive misoanne misojanne
inessive misossanne misoissanne
elative misostanne misoistanne
illative misoonne misoihinne
adessive misollanne misoillanne
ablative misoltanne misoiltanne
allative misollenne misoillenne
essive misonanne misoinanne
translative misoksenne misoiksenne
abessive misottanne misoittanne
instructive
comitative misoinenne

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Pronunciation

Noun

miso m (plural misos)

  1. miso

Further reading

Indonesian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Pronunciation

Noun

miso (uncountable)

  1. (cooking) miso

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Noun

miso m (invariable)

  1. miso

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Japanese

Romanization

miso

  1. Rōmaji transcription of みそ

Polish

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miso

Pronunciation

 
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -isɔ
  • Syllabification: mi‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌.

Noun

miso n (indeclinable)

  1. miso (thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces)

Etymology 2

See mięso.

Noun

miso n

  1. (Central Greater Poland, Kalisz, Far Masovian, Łomża Voivodeship) alternative form of mięso

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

miso f

  1. vocative singular of misa

Further reading

  • miso in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Hieronim Łopaciński (1892) “miso”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 218

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiso/
  • Rhymes: -iso
  • Syllabification: mi‧so

Noun

miso m (uncountable)

  1. miso

Etymology 2

Deverbal from misar.

Verb

miso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of misar

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso). Manuel (1948) surmises Hokkien though. Compare Taiwanese Hokkien 味噌 (mí-soh) which is also from Japanese. See also Taiwanese Hokkien 味素 (bī-sò͘, monosodium glutamate).

Pronunciation

Noun

misó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜓ)

  1. miso (usually for thickening soups and sauces or mixed with sinigang or pesa)

See also

Further reading

  • miso”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • miso”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 41

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