soya

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soya

/ˈsɔɪ.ə/

Sounds like sawyer (some accents) · Rhymes with -ɔɪə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Dutch soja; from the Satsuma dialectal Japanese そや (soya), which is the topicalized form of 醤油 (そい, soi) (cognate to standard Japanese 醤油 (しょうゆ, shōyu)), from Late Middle Japanese 醤油 (しやうゆ, shiyauyu), orthographic borrowing from Middle Chinese 醬油 (tsjàng-yuw), from 醬 (tsjangᴴ, “bean paste”) + 油 (“oil”).

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UK, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of soy

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"soya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/soya. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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soya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/soya

Chicago

"soya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/soya.

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@misc{soya_2026,
  title = {soya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/soya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}