Msg

/ˌɛm ɛs ˈdʒi/ noun

Definition

Monosodium glutamate, a flavor enhancer commonly used in cooking, or an abbreviation for message.

Etymology

As monosodium glutamate, from Latin 'mono-' (single) + 'sodium' + 'glutamate' from glutamic acid. As message abbreviation, emerged in digital communication era from Middle English 'message' via Old French.

Kelly Says

MSG the food additive was discovered by a Japanese chemist in 1908 who noticed the unique savory taste in seaweed broth, leading to the identification of 'umami' as the fifth taste alongside sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Despite decades of controversy, extensive research has shown MSG to be safe for most people.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሞኖሶዲየም ግሉታሜት
ARالعربية
الغلوتامات أحادية الصوديوم
BNবাংলা
মনোসোডিয়াম গ্লুটামেট
CACatalà
glutamat monosòdic
CSČeština
glutamát mononátrný
DADansk
mononatriumglutamat
DEDeutsch
Mononatriumglutamat
ELΕλληνικά
μονονάτριο γλουταμικό
ESEspañol
glutamato monosódico
FAفارسی
گلوتامات یک‌سدیم
FISuomi
mononatriumglutamaatti
FRFrançais
glutamate monosodique
GUGU
મોનોસોડિયમ ગ્લુટામેટ
HAHA
monosodium glutamate
HEעברית
חד-סודיום גלוטמט
HIहिन्दी
मोनोसोडियम ग्लूटामेट
HUMagyar
mononátriumglutamát
IDBahasa Indonesia
glutamat monosodium
IGIG
monosodium glutamate
ITItaliano
glutammato monosodico
JA日本語
グルタミン酸ナトリウム
KKKK
натрий глутаматы
KMKM
ម្លូរ័ត
KO한국어
글루탐산나트륨
MRMR
मोनोसोडियम ग्लुटामेट
MSBahasa Melayu
glutamat monosodium
MYမြန်မာ
မိုနိုစိုဒီယမ်ဂလုတမိတ်
NLNederlands
mononatriumglutamaat
NONorsk
mononatriumglutamat
PAPA
ਮੋਨੋਸੋਡੀਅਮ ਗਲੂਟਾਮੇਟ
PLPolski
glutaminian monosodowy
PTPortuguês
glutamato monossódico
RORomână
glutamat monosodic
RUРусский
глутамат натрия
SVSvenska
mononatriumglutamat
SWKiswahili
glutamati ya monosodium
TAதமிழ்
மோனோசோடியம் குளுடமேட்
TEతెలుగు
మోనోసోడియం గ్లూటమేట్
THไทย
กลูตามิน
TLTL
monosodium glutamate
TRTürkçe
monosodyum glutamat
UKУкраїнська
глутамат натрію
URاردو
منوسوڈیم گلوٹامیٹ
VITiếng Việt
mononatri glutamát
YOYO
monosodium glutamate
ZH中文
味精
ZUZU
imonosodium glutamate

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