shoyu

American  

[shoh-yoo] / ˈʃoʊ yu /

noun

1. soy sauce.

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shoyu British  

/ ˈʃəʊˌjuː /

noun

1. a Japanese variety of soy sauce

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Etymology

Origin of shoyu

First recorded in 1725–35; from Japanese shōyu; soy ( def. )

Example Sentences

Fruit purées can also be transformed into high-impact components: grilled peach with shoyu, roasted apricot with miso, fig with ponzu.

From Salon

We also make Shoyu, which is also categorized as “koikuchi” soy sauce/typical soy sauce which is made with 50% soy and 50% wheat.

From Salon

Shoyu means “soy sauce” in Japanese but when people say “shoyu” in Japan, it typically refers to “koikuchi” soy sauce.

From Salon

There’s salty, soy-based “shoyu” or “miso” paste.

From Seattle Times

The surface of chef Eric Yoo’s shoyu ramen is a mosaic of charred chashu, wilted spinach, tan shoots of bamboo, a sunny float of soft-boiled egg, a myrtle-green sheet of nori and a single pink-and-white fish cake, that psychedelic swirl known as narutomaki.

From Washington Post