soya bean

soya bean [ˈsɔɪə] US and Canadian, soybean [ˈsɔɪˌbiːn]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an Asian bean plant, Glycine max (or G. soja), cultivated for its nutritious seeds, for forage, and to improve the soil

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the seed of this plant, used as food, forage, and as the source of an oil

[C17 soya, via Dutch soya from Japanese shōyu, from Chinese chiang yu, from chiang paste + yu sauce]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	soya bean - a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food soy, soybean Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soybean plant, soya bean, soybean, soy - 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 bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
	2.	soya bean - 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 Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soybean plant, soybean, soy soya, soya bean, soybean, soy - 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) legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae genus Glycine, Glycine - genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean soy, soya bean, soybean - a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
	3.	soya bean - 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) soya, soybean, soy soy flour, soybean flour, soybean meal - meal made from soybeans soyabean oil, soybean oil - oil from soya beans bean, edible bean - any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food field soybean - seeds used as livestock feed soy sauce, soy - thin sauce made of fermented soy beans Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soybean plant, soya bean, soybean, soy - 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

Translations

soya bean soy bean (Am) n → seme m di soia

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soya bean

n soya bean [ˈsoiəbiːn]

a type of bean, processed and used as a substitute for meat etc. sojaboon فول الصّويا соя sójový bob sojabønne die Sojabohne σόγια semilla de soja sojauba دانه ي سويا soijapapu soja סוֹיָה सोयाबीन soja (plod) szója(bab) kedelai sojabaun soia 大豆 대두, 콩 sojos pupelė sojas pupiņas kacang soya sojaboon soyabønne soja soja boabă de soia соя sójový bôb soja soja sojaböna ต้นถั่วเหลือง; ถั่วเหลือง soya fasulyesi 大豆 соя, соєвий біб سویا کا خوردنی بیج đỗ tương, đậu nành 大豆

soy(a) sauce

a sauce made from soya beans, used in Chinese etc cooking. sojasous صَلْصَة الصويا соев сос sójová omáčka sojasovs die Sojasoße σάλτσα σόγιας salsa de soja sojakaste سس سويا soijakastike sauce au soja רוֹטֶב סוֹיָה सोयाबीन की चटनी umak od soje szójamártás kecap sojasósa salsa di soia しょう油 간장 sojų padažas sojas mērce sos kacang soya sojasaus soyasaus sos sojowy molho de soja sos de soia соевый соус sójová omáčka sojina omaka soja sos soja[] ซอสถั่วเหลือง soya sosu 醬油 соєвий соус سویا کی چٹنی tương, xì dầu 豆酱