みそかす
Japanese
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味噌滓 味噌糟 |
Etymology
editCompound of 味噌 (miso, “miso, fermented bean paste”) + 滓 (kasu, “lees, dregs”).[1][2]
First attested in the late 1600s.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- [from late 1600s] miso dregs
- [from late 1600s] (by extension) something worthless, something leftover, the dregs of something