みそかす

Japanese

Alternative spellings
味噌滓 味噌糟

Etymology

Compound of 味噌 (miso, “miso, fermented bean paste”) +‎ 滓 (kasu, “lees, dregs”).

First attested in the late 1600s.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みそか​す [mìsó káꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [mʲiso̞ ka̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

みそかす • (miso kasu) 

1. [from late 1600s] miso dregs
2. [from late 1600s] (by extension) something worthless, something leftover, the dregs of something

Derived terms

• 味噌っ滓 (misokkasu, “dregs; a child who is left out of activities”)