misoshiru

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noun

miso soup

OriginJapanese 味噌汁 →
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Meanings

nounmisoshiru (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemiso soup

    Pretty arcane stuff - a mixture of green tea and miso-shiru.

    2008, David R. Hall, Steven A. Hall, Kokoro, page 116
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    The second taste of Kaiseki is the soup, misoshiru. Like consomme and potage in Western cooking, Japanese soups can also be divided into clear soup and unclear soup.

    1972, Kaichi Tsuji, Kaiseki, page 168

    He cooks his breakfast of rice and misoshiru and packs onigiri rice balls for his lunch.

    2009, Kiyo Sato, Kiyo's Story

Origin

  1. Japanese味噌汁
  2. Englishmisoshiru

Borrowed from Japanese 味噌汁 (misoshiru).

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APA

misoshiru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misoshiru

MLA

“misoshiru.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misoshiru. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misoshiru,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misoshiru.

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