soy ‧ a /ˈsɔɪə/ BrE AmE British English , soy /sɔɪ/ American English noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Japanese ; Origin: shoyu , from Chinese shi-yau . soya 1600-1700 Dutch soja , from Japanese shoyu ]
soya beans
soy ‧ a /ˈsɔɪə/ BrE AmE British English , soy /sɔɪ/ American English noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Japanese ; Origin: shoyu , from Chinese shi-yau . soya 1600-1700 Dutch soja , from Japanese shoyu ]
soya beans
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012