vetsin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. MSG; monosodium glutamate

Word forms

vetsin

Etymology

Genericized trademark of Tien Chu Ve-Tsin food company. The Ve-Tsin (味精) trademark itself comes from Shanghainese 味精 (⁶vi-cin₁), which is ultimately from Japanese 味(み)精(せい) (misei).

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