micin

English

Verb

micin

  1. present participle of mice

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hakka 味精 (mi-chîn), 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). Cognate of Vietnamese mì chính. Doublet of mecin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.t͡ʃin/
  • Hyphenation: mi‧cin

Noun

micin (plural micin-micin)

  1. (colloquial, cooking) MSG, monosodium glutamate
    micin adalah penyedap rasa ― MSG is a flavor enhancer

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