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soy

  [soi] ,
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–noun
1. soy sauce.
2. the soybean.
Origin:
1690–1700; perh. via D or NL < Japn shōyu, earlier shaũyu < MChin, equiv. to Chin jìngyóu soybean oil
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soy   (soi)   
n.  

  1. The soybean.

  2. Soy sauce.


[Dutch soja, soya, from Japanese shōyu, from Chinese (Mandarin) jiàngyóu, soy sauce : jiàng, soy paste + yóu, sauce.]
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soy 
1679, saio "sauce for fish, made from soybeans," from Du. soya, from Japanese soyu, variant of shoyu "soy," from Chinese shi-yu, from shi "fermented soy beans" + yu "oil." Etymology reflects Dutch presence in Japan long before English merchants began to trade there. Soybean is attested from 1795. Soyaburger is attested from 1953.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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