Dictionary

miso en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈmisoʊ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈmiːsəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso).

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A thick paste made by fermentation of soybeans with the mold Aspergillus oryzae, used in making soups and sauces.
   • 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). 2018 July 19, Zoe Williams, “Can ditching meat and dairy open up new taste sensations? My week as a foodie vegan”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2022:

Forms

Deriveds

miso soup · akamiso

Translations (24)

pt miso (thick paste for making soup) · sv miso (thick paste for making soup) · cs miso (thick paste for making soup) · it miso (thick paste for making soup) · fr miso (thick paste for making soup) · is mísó (thick paste for making soup) · el μίσο (thick paste for making soup) · ja 味噌 (thick paste for making soup) · cmn 味噌 (thick paste for making soup) · ru ми́со (thick paste for making soup) · yue 味噌 (thick paste for making soup) · hi मिसो (thick paste for making soup) · tl miso (thick paste for making soup) · es miso (thick paste for making soup) · pl miso (thick paste for making soup) · pt missô (thick paste for making soup) · th มิโซะ (thick paste for making soup) · mr मिसो (thick paste for making soup) · ar مِيسُو (thick paste for making soup) · fi miso (thick paste for making soup) · ko 미소 (thick paste for making soup) · de Miso (thick paste for making soup) · pon miso (thick paste for making soup) · id miso (thick paste for making soup)

miso en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable) Clipping of misoprostol.
   alt of misoprostol
   • 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 […] 2023 July 31, Sara Hutchinson, “Having an Abortion at Home? There’s a Hotline for That”, in Cosmopolitan, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2024:
   • 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 […] 2014 June 27, Erica Hellerstein, “The Rise of the DIY Abortion in Texas”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2015:

Relateds

mife