soy

C2+ Topic:Plants & Agriculture

US /sɔɪ/ UK /sɔɪ/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the soybean plant or products made from it

She poured a little soy over the steamed rice.

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1 noun · the soybean plant or... soya soybean

Word family

Related forms soya soybean

Etymology

From Dutch soja, from Japanese shōyu ('soy sauce'), itself a borrowing from Chinese (Mandarin jiàngyóu), 'sauce oil'.

soja Dutch shōyu Japanese

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# soy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** sɔɪ
**IPA (UK):** sɔɪ

## Meanings
1. the soybean plant or products made from it

## Examples
- She poured a little soy over the steamed rice.

## Synonyms
- soya
- soybean

## Related Forms
- soya
- soybean

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: soja
- Root: shōyu

## Etymology
From Dutch soja, from Japanese shōyu ('soy sauce'), itself a borrowing from Chinese (Mandarin jiàngyóu), 'sauce oil'.

## AI Etymology
Soy comes from Dutch soja, from Japanese shōyu ('soy sauce'), itself a borrowing from Chinese (Mandarin jiàngyóu), 'sauce oil'. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "the soybean plant or products made from it", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Dutch soja and Japanese shōyu. Related words include soya, soybean.

## Topics
- Plants & Agriculture

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