soya

soya
noun
[mass noun]
  1. protein derived from the beans of an Asian plant, used as a replacement for animal protein in certain foods
    大豆,黄豆
    ■(亦作 soya sauce)(chiefly Brit.)
    (主英)。 见 soy(义项1)
  2. the widely cultivated plant of the pea family which produces these beans
    大豆作物
  3. Glycine max, family Leguminosae
    拉丁名Glycine max,豆科
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from Dutch soja, from Malay soi (see soy)
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