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Miso

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a fermented soybean paste used widely in Japanese cooking, especially soup
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Stage 1 of 2
miso
Japanese · medieval
"fermented soybean paste"
a fermented paste made from soybeans, central to Japanese cooking
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Stage 2 of 2
miso
English · 1700s
"a fermented soybean paste used in Japanese cooking"
adopted directly as Japanese cuisine became known abroad
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