missó

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See also: misso, Misso, and missò

Macanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 味噌 (miso). First recorded in the Ou-Mun Kei-Leok[1] published 1751. Possibly entered Macanese via the Japanese Catholic population who settled in the Pátio do Espinho during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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missó

  1. miso (paste made of soybeans and salt)[2]
  2. any kind of savoury paste used in dishes

Usage notes

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  • Unclear whether Macanese missó is actually identical to Japanese miso.
  • Sense 2 largely only applies to chili-missó.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • >? Portuguese: missô

References

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  1. ^ Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “miçó”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas, Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 484
  2. ^ https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#misso