shoyu

See also: shoyū, shōyu, and shōyū

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 醤油

Noun

shoyu (countable and uncountable, plural shoyus)

1. A dark form of soy sauce.

Anagrams

• housy, yusho

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

From Japanese 醤油 (“soy sauce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoːju/

Noun

shoyu

1. soy sauce

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• shoyo
• choio

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 醤油 (shōyu). Doublet of soja.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃo.ju/

Noun

shoyu m (usually uncountable, plural shoyus)

1. (chiefly Brazil) soy sauce (condiment made from fermented soybeans)

   Synonym: (Portugal) molho de soja