Definitions for soy
sɔɪsoy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. soy, soybean, soya beannoun

   a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food

2. soy, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine maxnoun

   erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia

3. soy sauce, soynoun

   thin sauce made of fermented soy beans

4. soy, soybean, soya, soya beannoun

   the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. soynoun

   A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water. US preference is the term soy sauce.

   I like a little soy with my rice.

2. soynoun

   Soybeans. Often used attributively.

3. Etymology: Probably via soja, from a variant of (, shōyu), from Chinese (jiàngyóu), from ‘bean paste’ + ‘oil’.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. soy

   Stronsay Airport (IATA: SOY, ICAO: EGER) is located 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) northeast by north of Kirkwall Airport on Stronsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Stronsay Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P540) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (Orkney Islands Council). The aerodrome is not licensed for night use.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. soy

   Soy refers to products or items derived from soybeans, a type of legume native to East Asia. These products can include foods like soy milk, tofu, or soy sauce, as well as non-food items like biodiesel. The term can also be used to refer to the soybean plant itself. Soy is known for its high protein content and is a major source of protein in many vegetarian and vegan diets.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Soynoun

   a Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, etc., made by subjecting boiled beans (esp. soja beans), or beans and meal, to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water

2. Soynoun

   the soja, a kind of bean. See Soja

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Soy

   Soy is the debut CD by Cynthia. It was released on June 26, 2006. She said that the album 'is to sing in the car, or in a den at home and the single 'Soy' is a way to go to the public and say that I accept'. With the collaboration of Yahir the album won first place in the Desafio de Estrellas.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Soy

   soi, n. a thick and piquant sauce made from the seeds of the soy bean or pea, a native of China, Japan, and the Moluccas.—Also Soo′ja. [Jap. si-yan, Chin. shi-yu.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Soy

   a sauce or condiment used in Japan and China; prepared from a bean which is extensively cultivated in those countries.

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1. SOY

   What does SOY stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SOY acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SOY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Soy is ranked #40610 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Soy surname appeared 538 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Soy.
   
   58.3% or 314 total occurrences were Asian.
   29% or 156 total occurrences were White.
   5.5% or 30 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.4% or 24 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Bean
   • Condiment
   • Edible Bean
   • Legume

How to pronounce soy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say soy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of soy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of soy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of soy in a Sentence

1. Edward Lee:

   As a kid, Thanksgiving dinners were my family’s favorite meal. And it was very traditional – with turkey and sides and stuffing. But being Korean, we always had to put soy sauce and kimchi on everything. And I’ve kept that spirit for my whole culinary career.

2. Kranthi Kumar:

   Soy milk has been on the market for decades, but there have been numerous reports which showed that people are moving away from soy milk primarily because of the taste.

3. Gil Yeong-hwa of Kyochon Chicken:

   The effect of the drama wasn't as big in the U.S. as it was in China, but sales have been rising continuously, and Korean-style fried chicken is becoming more popular in the U.S. Kyochon's garlicky, soy sauce chicken, which is different from the fried chicken they might have at KFC, for example, is getting an especially good response abroad.

4. Peter Kelly:

   There's a South American soy processor who wants to put on 1,500 crush spreads but hasn't been able to get it legged in, it's the kind of trade that was easy to do in the pit. But there's not a market for it on the screen.

5. Arnaldo Zunizakae:

   We want to be able to sell to Bunge, Amaggi, Cargill, Dreyfus, so we can buy our own machinery. But without licensing that shows the origin, our soy has to go out clandestinely.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=soy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Soy
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=soy
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=soy
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Soy
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html