English

Etymology
Probably via Dutch, from a Japanese variant of �油 (����, sh�yu), from Chinese �油 (jiàngyóu), from � �bean paste� + 油 �oil�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/s�ɪ/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�ɪ|-�ɪ

Noun
en-noun|-

1. 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 usage prefers the term soy sauce.

#: I like a little soy with my rice.

1. soybean|Soybeans. Often used attributively.

#: These candles are made from soy.
#: The soy crop is looking good this year.

Translations
trans-top|soy sauce
Dutch : ketjap
Finnish: soija, soijakastike
German: Sojaso�e f
Indonesian: kecap
trans-mid
Spanish: soja f
trans-bottom

trans-top|soy beans
Finnish: soija, soijapapu
French: soja f
German: Soja n, Sojabohnen f|p
trans-mid
Spanish: soja f
trans-bottom

Alternative spellings
soya

Derived terms
rfc-level|Derived terms at L4+ not in L3 POS section
soy bean
soy milk
soy sauce

Spanish

Verb form
soy

1. (first-person singular indicative present of ser) I am.

#: Yo no soy marinero; soy capitán.

Tocharian B

Noun
infl|txb|noun

1. son

Turkish

Noun
soy

1. kin
2. sort

Category:Turkish nouns

fr:soy
kk:soy
ku:soy
hu:soy
fi:soy
vi:soy
tr:soy
zh:soy

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