noun
soy
soy
noun
1
A salty sauce made by fermenting soybeans, used widely in East Asian cooking.
"Add a splash of soy sauce to the stir-fry."
2
Soybeans themselves, or protein and products derived from them.
"The recipe calls for soy milk instead of dairy."
How to Use Soy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe bean, or the fermented sauce made from it.
Common pairings
soy sauce
soy milk
soy protein
Word Forms
more soy comparative, soyer comparative, soyed past tense, soys plural, Soys plural, soys singular, most soy superlative, soyest superlative
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Etymology
Borrowed via Dutch soja from Japanese shōyu, ultimately from Chinese characters meaning "bean paste" + "oil."