soy
A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation…A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.
» Tom is allergic to soy.
У Тома аллергия на сою.
У Тома алергія на сою.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.
I like a little soy with my rice.
thin sauce made of fermented soy beans
(attributive, often, uncountable, usually)Soybeans, or the protein derived from them.
These candles are made from soy.
The soy crop is looking good this year.
Soja, Sojabohnen
со́яsója, со́евые бобы́sójevyje bobý
(Scotland, archaic, uncountable)Silk.
Examples
44 sentencesTom is allergic to soy.
У Тома алергія на сою.
ruУ Тома аллергия на сою.
I've never tried putting soy sauce on avocados.
Tom poured some soy sauce on the vegetables.
ruТом полил овощи соевым соусом.
I have to buy mayonnaise and soy sauce.
ruМне нужно купить майонез и соевый соус.
What are some foods you usually eat with soy sauce?
Translations
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Origin
1670s; borrowed from Dutch soja, from the Satsuma pronunciation of Japanese 醤油 (soi), vari1670s; borrowed from Dutch soja, from the Satsuma pronunciation of Japanese 醤油 (soi), variant of the standard Japanese 醤油 (shōyu). Doublet of shoyu, orthographic borrowing from Middle Chinese 醬油 (tsjàng-yuw), from 醬 (tsjangᴴ, “bean paste”) + 油 (“oil”).
Borrowed from French soie (“silk”), soye, from Middle French soye, from Old French soie, earlier seie, from Latin sēta, saeta, from Proto-Italic *saitā, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ito-, *sh₂éyto-, from *sh₂ey-, *seh₂i- (“to bind”). Doublet of seta.
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Forms
plural: soysSynonyms
8 synonyms- the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein):soybeansoyasoya bean
- erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia:soyasoybeansoya beansoybean plantsojasoja beanGlycine max
- a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food:soybeansoya bean
- thin sauce made of fermented soy beans:soy sauce
Word family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable