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# soy

«soy» in Mova's school dictionary: **Soya beans, the seeds of a plant from East Asia that are…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (soy — uncountable); adjective (soy)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Soya beans, the seeds of a plant from East Asia that are rich in protein, used to make many foods. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soy/#m1)

2) Soy sauce, a dark salty sauce made from fermented soya beans, used in Chinese, Japanese and other cooking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soy/#m2)

3) Made from soya: soy milk, soy yoghurt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soy/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In food and science lessons soy is an important plant protein; vegetarians and vegans eat tofu and soy milk. On food labels soy is a common allergen. In geography, huge areas of Brazil and the USA grow soya, sometimes linked to cutting down forests.

### examples

- Can I have soy sauce with my sushi? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soy/#x1)
- My cousin drinks soy milk because she can't have cow's milk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soy/#x2)
- Tofu is made from soy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soy/#x3)
- Soy is listed as an allergen on the label. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soy/#x4)
- Most soya is fed to farm animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soy/#x5)
- Dad marinated the chicken in soy and honey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soy/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. US «soy», UK often «soya» (soya milk, soya beans). Allergy safety: someone allergic to soy must check labels.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «soy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.