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soy
CIDE DICTIONARY
soy, n. [Chinese shōyū.].
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The soybean. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
soy, n. (also soya)
1 (also soy sauce) a sauce made in Japan and China from pickled soya beans.
2 (in full soy bean) = soya bean.
1 (also soy sauce) a sauce made in Japan and China from pickled soya beans.
2 (in full soy bean) = soya bean.
Etymology
Jap. sho-yu f. Chin. shi-you f. shi salted beans + you oil
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