soy
pronunciation
How to pronounce soy in British English:
UK [sɔɪ]
How to pronounce soy in American English:
US [sɔɪ]
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- Noun:
- a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
- 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
- thin sauce made of fermented soy beans
- most highly proteinaceous vegetable crop known
Word Origin
- soy
- soy: [17] Chinese shi-yu is the ultimate source of soy (shi means ‘salted beans’ and yu means ‘oil’). Japanese adopted the term as shō-yu, whose colloquial form soy was borrowed by English at the end of the 17th century. Dutch acquired shō-yu as soja, from which English gets soya [17].
- soy (n.)
- 1670s, saio "soybean-based Asian fish sauce," from Dutch soya, from Japanese soyu, variant of shoyu "soy," from Chinese shi-yu, from shi "fermented soy beans" + yu "oil." Etymology reflects Dutch presence in Japan before English and American merchants began to trade there.
Example
- 1. You 'll notice I don 't mention soy above .
- 2. 3 Tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 3. What 's so bad about soy ?
- 4. Soy is a good source .
- 5. Is corn the next soy bean ?