Home
Search
Index
Definify.com
Webster
1913
Edition
Soya
Soy
(soi)
,
Soy′a
(soi′ȧ)
,
Noun.
[Chinese
shōyū
.]
1.
A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, etc., made by subjecting boiled beans (esp. soybeans), or beans and meal, to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.
Definition
2024
soya
soya
See also:
søya
and
soþa
English
Alternative forms
soy
Noun
soya
(
uncountable
)
protein
derived from the
soya bean
.
the plant that produces the
soya bean
,
Glycine max
.
Derived terms
soya bean
soya sauce
References
Oxford Dictionaries
Spanish
Noun
soya
f
(
plural
soyas
)
Alternative form of
soja
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈsɔɪ.ə/
Rhymes:
-ɔɪ.ə
Homophone:
sawyer
Similar Results
Soda
Sofa
Soy
Soda-water