soya

Meaning

1. (Caribbean, Central-America, Mexico, Philippines, US, feminine) soya, soybean
2. (Caribbean, Central-America, Mexico, Philippines, US, feminine) soy (soy sauce)

Concepts

soya

soy

soybean

soya bean

soy bean

greater bean

Synonyms

soja

semilla de soja

semilla de soya

Translations

soia

soja

Sojabohne

soja

sojaboon

soya

Soja

soya

soia

seme di soia

soja

semente de soja

soya fasulyesi

فول الصويا

grain de soja

Hyphenated as

so‧ya

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsoʝa/

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch: soja

In summary

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 (tsjangᴴ, “bean paste”) + 油 (“oil”).