Soy

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.
   uncountable, usually
3. Silk.
   Scotland, archaic, uncountable
4. Soybeans, or the protein derived from them.
   attributive, often, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

27 more languages

العربيةالصوياصُويَا

Bosanskisojaсоја

Catalàsoiasoja

Dansksojabønne

Ελληνικάσόγια

فارسیلوبیاروغنی

Suomisoijasoijapapu

Galegosoia

עבריתסויה

हिन्दीसोयाबीन

Hrvatskisojaсоја

Magyarszója

Bahasa Indonesiakedelai

日本語大豆

ភាសាខ្មែរសៀង

Kurdîsoya

Bahasa Melayukedelaisoya

မြန်မာပဲကျပ်ပျဉ်

PolskiSoja

Portuguêssoja

Românăsoia

Русскийсо́евые бобы́соя

Slovenščinašoja

Српскиsojaсоја

ไทยถั่วเหลือง

Українськасоя

Tiếng Việtđậu nành

Examples

“I like⟳ a little soy with my rice.”

“Pour⟳ in four tablespoonfuls of sherry and four tablespoonfuls of soy, as much vinegar as the jar will hold⟳, and cover⟳ closely until wanted.”

“These candles are made from soy.”

“The soy crop is looking good this year.”

“This diet doesn't let⟳ me eat⟳ soy.”

“GILDEROY was a bonnie boy, / Had roſes tull his ſhoone, / His ſtockings were of ſilken ſoy, / Wi' garters hanging doune: […]”

“Our tents are spread⟳ with gossamer thread, / More delicate far than silken soy.”

“Now two and two the host⟳ comes by; / And first the pikemen, stout and slow; / Next, under pennons flaunting high, / Barons in cloaks of silken soy / And caps of velvet go.”

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