mecin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Cantonese 味精 (mei⁶ zing¹), from a genericized trademark of Tien Chu Ve-Tsin food company. The "味精" trademark itself ultimately comes from Japanese 味(み)精(せい) (misei). Doublet of micin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ.t͡ʃin/
• Hyphenation: mè‧cin

Noun

mecin

1. Alternative spelling of micin.

   mecin bikin bodoh ― MSG makes you dumb