soja

Meaning

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

Concepts

soy

soybean

soya

soya bean

soybeans

soy sauce

soja beans

soya beans

greater bean

Synonyms

soya

semilla de soja

semilla de soya

salsa de soya

salsa de soja

Translations

soja

soia

soja

Sojabohne

Soja

soia

فول الصويا

soya

soja

sojaboon

soja

soja

seme di soia

σόγια

Hyphenated as

so‧ja

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsoxa/

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”).