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
The two will serve ramen made from pit-smoked shoyu tonkotsu broth and Maple Block brisket.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2019
I had to clean up after Sam while Lynn made us breakfast: what we called brown eggs, made by scrambling eggs with shoyu and sugar.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
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