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soia

soy

noun SOH-yah Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Origin: From Dutch soja, ultimately from Japanese shōyu (soy sauce).

Also means

soybean

Usage Note

Soia is the Italian word for the soybean plant and its products. Common compounds include latte di soia (soy milk) and salsa di soia (soy sauce). It is an invariable feminine noun: la soia, and its plural form is rarely used since it is typically treated as a mass noun.

Examples

"Preferisco il latte di soia."

Natural Translation

I prefer soy milk.

Literal Translation

I-prefer the milk of soy.

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