soymilk

American  

[sawee-milk] / ˈsɔiˌmɪlk /

especially British, soybean milk or soy milk

noun

1. a whitish liquid made of soy flour and water, used as a substitute for dairy milk or curdled and pressed into blocks to make tofu.

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Etymology

Origin of soymilk

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Named a hot food trend a few years ago, carob is popping up everywhere, in chip, powder, syrup and extract form, or added to ready-to-eat products such as snack bars, coated nuts and flavored soymilk.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Less than 27% of schools consistently offered soymilk, 6.9% offered almond milk and 2.8% offered rice milk, per the 2018 nutrition report.

From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2022

Vitamin B-12 can be found in eggs, dairy products and B-12 fortified products such as soymilk or nutritional yeast.

From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2022

Their beef with soymilk made no sense, wrote the judge in December 2015, since they couldn’t possibly have been misled or confused by the supermarket’s packaging.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2017

For dessert, silken tofu and soymilk custard cake served with fresh fruit and syrup made from honey from the south grounds.

From Time • Apr. 28, 2015