miso

See also: Appendix:Variations of "miso"

English

Etymology 1

English Wikipedia has an article on:

miso

Wikipedia

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmisoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmiːsəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːsəʊ

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).

Derived terms

• akamiso
• miso soup

 

Translations

thick paste for making soup

Arabic: مِيسُو m (mīsū) Chinese: Cantonese: 味噌 (mei6 cang1) Mandarin: 味噌 (zh) (wèizēng) Czech: miso n Finnish: miso (fi) French: miso (fr) m German: Miso (de) n Hindi: मिसो (miso) Icelandic: mísó n Italian: miso m Japanese: 味噌 (ja) (みそ, miso) Korean: 미소 (ko) (miso) Marathi: मिसो (miso) Portuguese: missô (pt) Russian: ми́со (ru) n (míso) Spanish: miso (es) m Swedish: miso c Tagalog: miso Thai: มิโซะ (mísó)

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”)

Anagrams

• IMOs, Isom, MOIs, OISM, Simo, omis

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

miso

Wikipedia ^cs

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪso]

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/, [ˈmis̠o̞]
• Rhymes: -iso
• 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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative misonsa misonsa accusative nom. misonsa misonsa gen. misonsa genitive misonsa misojensa partitive misoaan misoansa misojaan misojansa inessive misossaan misossansa misoissaan misoissansa elative misostaan misostansa misoistaan misoistansa illative misoonsa misoihinsa adessive misollaan misollansa misoillaan misoillansa ablative misoltaan misoltansa misoiltaan misoiltansa allative misolleen misollensa misoilleen misoillensa essive misonaan misonansa misoinaan misoinansa translative misokseen misoksensa misoikseen misoiksensa abessive misottaan misottansa misoittaan misoittansa instructive — — comitative — misoineen misoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• misokeitto
• misotahna

 

Further reading

• “miso”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.zo/

• Audio:

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Noun

miso m (plural misos)

1. miso

Further reading

• “miso”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Noun

miso m (invariable)

1. miso

Anagrams

• -ismo, simo, somi

Japanese

Romanization

miso

1. Rōmaji transcription of みそ

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.sɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -isɔ
• Syllabification: mi‧so

Noun

miso f

1. vocative singular of misa

Spanish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiso/ [ˈmi.so]
• 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

• “miso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• miso on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /miˈso/ [mɪˈso]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: mi‧so

Noun

misó (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜐᜓ)

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

See also

• miswa

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

Anagrams

• -ismo, imos