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- [soi]
- /sɔɪ/
- /sɔɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soi]
- /sɔɪ/
Definitions of soy word
- noun soy soy sauce. 1
- noun soy the soybean. 1
- noun soy Asian bean 1
- adjective soy relating to or made from soy 1
- uncountable noun soy Soy flour, butter, or other food is made from soybeans. 0
- noun soy soy sauce 0
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Origin of soy
First appearance:
before 1690 One of the 49% oldest English words
1690-1700; perhaps via Dutch or New Latin < Japanese shōyu, earlier shaũyu < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese jìngyóu soybean oil
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Soy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
soy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
soy usage trend in Literature
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