soy

English

/sɔɪ/

noun
Definitions
  • A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.
  • (uncountable) Soybeans, or the proteinprotein derived from them.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish soja (soy) derived from Japanese 醤油 (soy sauce, soi, soya, ja).

Origin

Japanese

醤油

Gloss

soy sauce, soi, soya, ja

Concept
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Agriculture and vegetation

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