shoyu
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of shoyu
First recorded in 1725–35; from Japanese shōyu; see origin at soy ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Fruit purées can also be transformed into high-impact components: grilled peach with shoyu, roasted apricot with miso, fig with ponzu.
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
This condition wasn’t summoned just by the shoyu broth, a tawny liquid whose warmth seemed to flow through my veins like a sedative.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2020
He offers two varieties, a black truffle shoyu ramen — with a soup base made with locally raised Bo Bo chickens — and fish tonkotsu ramen in a creamy pork broth.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2020
Sheng Ramen, another international chain with branches in Taiwan and China, has opened on the Eastside, hawking tonkotsu, shoyu and mala sheng ramen.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2019
She left and returned with shoyu, a spoon, and a bowl of what looked like pulverized sprinkles of dry fish.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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