English Explanatory Dictionary

soy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.
  2. Soybeans, or the protein derived from them.
adj
  1. Characteristic of a soy boy; weak, unmasculine, etc.
verb
  1. Synonym of soy out (“to act in the manner of a soy boy”).
noun
  1. Silk.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/sɔɪ/ en-us-soy.ogg

Word forms

soy soys soya more soy soyer most soy soyest soying soyed

Etymology

Etymology tree Chinese 醬油 /酱油obor. Japanese 醤油 Japanese そやbor. Dutch sojabor. English soy 1670s; borrowed from Dutch soja, from the Satsuma pronunciation of Japanese 醤油 (soi), variant of the standard Japanese 醤油 (shōyu). Doublet of shoyu, orthographic borrowing from Middle Chinese 醬油 (tsjàng-yuw), from 醬 (tsjangᴴ, “bean paste”) + 油 (“oil”).

Synonyms

soy sauce soy out

Related words

khao soy

Derived words

soy banter soy bean soy boy soyburger soycake soycheese soycialist soyciety soycuck soy face soyfood soygurt soyhull soyjak soylent soymeal soymeat soy milk soy nut soyoil soysage soy sauce soy yogurt trypticase soy agar
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