soya bean

British  

/ ˈsɔɪə, ˈsɔɪˌbiːn /

noun

1. an Asian bean plant, Glycine max (or G. soja ), cultivated for its nutritious seeds, for forage, and to improve the soil

2. the seed of this plant, used as food, forage, and as the source of an oil

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Etymology

Origin of soya bean

C17 soya, via Dutch soya from Japanese shōyu, from Chinese chiang yu, from chiang paste + yu sauce

Example Sentences

Much of the meat consumed in the UK – including chicken, beef, pork and farmed fish - is raised using feeds that include soya beans, about 10% of which are sourced from the Brazilian Amazon.

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But as trade talks progress, Washington is eyeing bigger farm exports - maize, soya bean, cotton and corn - to help narrow its $45bn trade deficit with India.

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The US government, for example, still heavily subsidises crops including corn and soya beans, key ingredients in processed foods.

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"We export products like maize, soya beans and sugar, but import expensive products such as fertilisers, medicine and furniture, so we need a huge amount of forex for this," she said.

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He didn't want to farm the same crops as his father - wheat, rice, mustard and soya beans.

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