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

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmɛt͡ʃin/ [ˈmɛ.t͡ʃɪn]
  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡ʃin
  • Syllabification: me‧cin

Noun

mecin

  1. alternative spelling of micin
    mecin bikin bodoh ― MSG makes you dumb
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