soy

soy

noun \ˈsȯi\

Definition of SOY

1

: a brown liquid sauce made by subjecting beans (as soybeans) to long fermentation and to digestion in brine

2

also soya \ˈsȯi-ə\ : soybean

Examples of SOY

1. His book promotes the health benefits of soy.
2. The recipe calls for two tablespoons of soy.

Origin of SOY

Japanese shōyu

First Known Use: 1679

Rhymes with SOY

boy, buoy, cloy, coy, foy, goy, hoy, joy, koi, oy, ploy, poi, Roy, toy, troy, Troy