soy
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative spellings
[edit] Etymology
Probably via Dutch, from a Japanese variant of 醤油 (しょうゆ, shōyu), from Chinese 醬油 (jiàngyóu), from 醬 ‘bean paste’ + 油 ‘oil’.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /sɔɪ/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɔɪ
[edit] Noun
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soy (uncountable)
- A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water. US preference is the term soy sauce.
- I like a little soy with my rice.
- 1902 — Annie R. Gregory, Woman's Favorite Cookbook, p381
- Pour in four tablespoonfuls of sherry and four tablespoonfuls of soy, as much vinegar as the jar will hold, and cover closely until wanted.
- Soybeans. Often used attributively.
- These candles are made from soy.
- The soy crop is looking good this year.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
soy sauce
soy beans
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
soy (infinitive: ser)
- First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of ser; I am.
- Yo no soy marinero, soy capitán.
- I am not a sailor, I am a captain.
- Yo no soy marinero, soy capitán.
[edit] Tocharian B
[edit] Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *suHyús. Cognate with Tocharian A se, Armenian ուստր (ustr) and Ancient Greek υἱύς (huiús). Confer also the diminituve form soṃśke reflecting the alternative PIE word for "son".
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soy m.
[edit] Turkish
[edit] Noun
soy

