soya bean
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soya bean
orsoybean
n
1. (Plants) an Asian bean plant, Glycine max (or G. soja), cultivated for its nutritious seeds, for forage, and to improve the soil
2. (Plants) the seed of this plant, used as food, forage, and as the source of an oil
[C17 soya, via Dutch soya from Japanese shōyu, from Chinese chiang yu, from chiang paste + yu sauce]
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Noun 1. [画像:soya bean - a source of oil]soya bean - a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soybean plant, soya bean, soybean, soy - 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
bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
2. [画像:soya bean - erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers]soya bean - 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
soya, soya bean, soybean, soy - the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)
legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
genus Glycine, Glycine - genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean
3. soya bean - the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)
soyabean oil, soybean oil - oil from soya beans
bean, edible bean - any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
field soybean - seeds used as livestock feed
Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soya, soybean plant, soya bean, soybean, soy - 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
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Translations
فول الصّويا
sójový bob
sojabønne
szója
sojabaun
sojos pupelėsojų padažas
sojas pupiņas
sójový bôb
soya fasulyesi
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soya bean
(ˈsoiəbiːn) , soybean (ˈsoibiːn) noun a type of bean, processed and used as a substitute for meat etc. sojaboon فول الصّويا соя soja sójový bob die Sojabohne sojabønne σόγια semilla de soja sojauba دانه ي سويا soijapapu soja סויה सोयाबीन soja (plod) szója(bab) kedelai sojabaun soia 大豆 대두, 콩 sojos pupelė sojas pupiņas kacang soya sojaboon soyabønne soja د سويا دانه soja boabă de soia соя sójový bôb soja soja sojaböna ต้นถั่วเหลือง; ถั่วเหลือง soya fasulyesi 大豆 соя, соєвий біб سویا کا خوردنی بیج đỗ tương, đậu nành 大豆
soy(a) sauce a sauce made from soya beans, used in Chinese etc cooking. sojasous صَلْصَة الصويا соев сос molho de soja sójová omáčka die Sojasoße sojasovs σάλτσα σόγιας salsa de soja sojakaste سس سويا soijakastike sauce au soja רוֹטֶב סוֹיָה सोयाबीन की चटनी umak od soje szójamártás kecap sojasósa salsa di soia しょう油 간장 sojų padažas sojas mērce sos kacang soya sojasaus soyasaus sos sojowy سس سویا molho de soja sos de soia соевый соус sójová omáčka sojina omaka soja sos soja[sås] ซอสถั่วเหลือง soya sosu 醬油 соєвий соус سویا کی چٹنی tương, xì dầu 豆酱,酱油
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