SOY


Meaning of SOY in English

n. (also soya)

1. (also soy sauce) a sauce made in Japan and China from pickled soya beans.

2 (in full soy bean) soya bean.

Etymology: Jap. sho-yu f. Chin. shi-you f. shi salted beans + you oil

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.