miso

ˈmiːsoʊ

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Definition of miso - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Japanese cookingthick paste from fermented soybeans for soups and sauces

Miso soup is a popular dish in Japan.

pharmacology

TECH.

clipping of the drug misoprostol

TECH.

The doctor prescribed miso for the treatment.

medication

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thick paste from fermented soybeans for soups and sauces

Expressions with miso

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miso soup

traditional Japanese soup with dashi and miso paste

Miso soup is often served with sushi.

Origin of miso

Japanese, miso (fermented beans)

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miso soup

Japanese dish

traditional Japanese soup with dashi and miso paste

akamiso

cuisine

type of red miso paste

misoshiru

cuisine

soup containing miso paste and various ingredients like tofu and seaweed

Examples of miso in a sentence

Miso is often used in traditional Japanese recipes.
Miso is often used in gynecology.
He was advised to take miso for his condition.

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French:miso, ...
German:Miso, ...
Italian:miso, ...
Spanish:miso, misoprostol, ...
Portuguese:miso, ...
Chinese:味噌, 米索, ...
Japanese:味噌, ミソ, ...
Arabic:مِيسُو, ميسو, ...
Hebrew:מִיסוֹ, מִיזוֹ, ...
Russian:мисо, мизопростол, ...
Ukrainian:місо, мізо, ...
Hindi:मिसो, मिसोप्रोस्टोल, ...
Bengali:মিসো, মিসোপ্রোস্টল, ...
Catalan:miso, ...
Czech:miso, misoprostol, ...
Danish:miso, misoprostol, ...
Dutch:miso, misoprostol, ...
Greek:μίσο, μισοπροστόλη, ...
Hungarian:miszó, miso, ...
Khmer:មីសូ, ឈ្មោះកាត់នៃថ្នាំមីសូប្រូស្តុល, ...
Korean:미소, ...
Persian:میسو, میزو, ...
Polish:miso, ...
Portuguese (BR):missô, miso, ...
Romanian:miso, misoprostol, ...
Swedish:miso, ...
Thai:มิโสะ, มิโซ, ...
Turkish:miso, misoprostol, ...
Vietnamese:miso, misoprostol, ...

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