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soya

See also: søya and soþa

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Noun

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soya (uncountable)

  1. (British) Alternative form of soy. [from late 17th c.]

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Etymology

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From Dutch soja, from Japanese そや (soya), topicalized form of そい (soi), itself the Kagoshima dialectal form of Japanese 醤油 (shōyu, “soy sauce”), from Chinese 醬油／酱油 (jiàngyóu).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsoja]
  • Hyphenation: so‧ya

Noun

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soya (first-person possessive soyaku, second-person possessive soyamu, third-person possessive soyanya)

  1. soya
    Synonym: kedelai

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Japanese

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Romanization

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soya

  1. Rōmaji transcription of そや

Spanish

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Common names for soy in the Spanish-speaking world

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch soja; from the Satsuma dialectal Japanese そや (soya), which is the topicalized form of 醤油 (そい, soi) (cognate to standard Japanese 醤油 (しょうゆ, shōyu)), from Late Middle Japanese 醤油 (しやうゆ, shiyauyu), orthographic borrowing from Middle Chinese 醬油 (tsjàng-yuw), from 醬 (t͡sɨɐŋH, “bean paste”) + 油 (“oil”).

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsoʝa/ [ˈso.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈsoʃa/ [ˈso.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈsoʒa/ [ˈso.ʒa]

  • Rhymes: -oʝa
  • Syllabification: so‧ya

Noun

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soya f (plural soyas)

(Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Andes, Philippines) Alternative form of soja

  1. soya, soybean
  2. soy (soy sauce)
    Synonyms: salsa de soya, salsa de soja, sillao

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