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miso

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for miso.

Editorial note

We tried the Shitake Miso meal last night, it was tasty and fun to make.

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of miso gathered in one view.

noun

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

noun

(pharmacology, informal) Clipping of misoprostol. [(pharmacology) A drug used for various purposes including the prevention of drug-induced gastric ulcers and the inducement of abortions, having the chemical formula C₂₂H₃₈O₅.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for miso.

noun

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

noun

(pharmacology, informal) Clipping of misoprostol. [(pharmacology) A drug used for various purposes including the prevention of drug-induced gastric ulcers and the inducement of abortions, having the chemical formula C₂₂H₃₈O₅.]

Example sentences

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We tried the Shitake Miso meal last night, it was tasty and fun to make.

2

How long did it take you to get used to having a cup of miso soup after every breakfast, lunch, and dinner?

3

If you look out a miso broth then you’re probably OK.

4

Do you really need two nearly identical photos of a hand reaching for food in a Japanese restaurant, or three photos of a bowl of miso soup?

5

You'll get to taste everything - whether it's Shepherd's Pie, Miso Salmon, or Butternut Squash Ravioli - and be one of our Master Chef judges every day.

6

So then, could it be true that getting your protein from soy based foods (e.g., tofu, tempeh, miso) presents an obstacle to being hit by these?

7

There's also many goods you just can't buy in suburban/rural locations - my wife makes fabulous miso, but good luck finding 2 different kinds of seaweed and bonito flakes at your Walmart.

8

There's a boiling water pot in Japan which will send an sms to you when it's used - since making tea / miso soup is so integral to the lives of especially the elderly here.

9

At a Japanese noodle place in NYC, my wife and I were served shrimp with our miso ramen, with the exoskeleton still in place (you were meant to peel and eat it yourself).

10

I usually have vegetable soup: finely chop up a cup (or more) of whatever veggies we have, cook them in a covered pan, cool (still covered) for 5 minutes, then add fresh Miso paste.

11

I usually stir-fry them, though granted often with things that tend to have strong-ish flavors of their own (green onion, garlic, asparagus, miso paste, and cayenne are regulars in my Beyond Meat stir-fry).

Proper noun examples

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Soy+Miso+Chicken, Chicken+Pork, Pork+Sardine+Miso, Salt+Shrimp+Pork, Tomato, Cheese:P You will find it hard to know for sure if there's no pork though because even if it's labeled salt-ramen if you look at the details it might say made with pork as well.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use miso in a sentence?

We tried the Shitake Miso meal last night, it was tasty and fun to make.

What does miso mean?

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

What part of speech is miso?

miso is commonly used as noun.