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soy sauce

–noun
a salty, fermented sauce much used on fish and other dishes in the Orient, prepared from soybeans.
Also, soya sauce.


Origin:
1785–95
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soy sauce  
n.  A salty brown liquid condiment made by fermenting soybeans and roasted wheat or barley in brine.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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