Feminine

soja

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(Paraguay, Rioplatense, Spain, alt-of, alternative, feminine) alternative form of soya
(feminine) soya, soybean
(feminine) soy (soy sauce)

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so‧ja

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsoxa/

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”).