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”).[1][2]

First attested in the late 1600s.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) みそかす [mìsó káꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
IPA^(key): [mʲiso̞ ka̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

みそかす • (miso kasu)

[from late 1600s] miso dregs
[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”)

References

“味噌滓・味噌糟”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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