Soy - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Soy :  (noun)
1: a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food [syn: soybean, soya bean]
2: erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia [syn: soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max]
3: thin sauce made of fermented soy beans [syn: soy sauce]
4: most highly proteinaceous vegetable crop known [syn: soybean]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Soy : \Soy\, n. [Chinese sh[=o]y[=u].] 1. A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, etc., made by subjecting boiled beans (esp. soja beans), or beans and meal, to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water.

2. (Bot.) The soja, a kind of bean. See Soja.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Soy

Cocoroso: RT @Cocoroso: RT @Glorydancr: Tengo un chi..... de Frio / Soy malisimo pa completar espacios, Tienes una chichi con frio? y la otra?
DulcePoetaLRC: #Confieso lean bien! Soy adiccta a los @robacorazones
Game_Art: @Naruedyoh ¿Qué te pongo? ¡No Soy el de la foto!.
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