soya
noun /ˈsɔɪə/
/ˈsɔɪə/
(British English) (North American English soy
[uncountable] /sɔɪ/
/sɔɪ/
)- the plant on which soya beans grow; the food obtained from soya beans
- a soya crop
- soya flour
Oxford Collocations DictionarySoya is used before these nouns:- bean
- milk
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Dutch soja, from Malay soi.