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

Keep that in mind if you eat wheat bran cereal with milk or calcium-enriched soymilk.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

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

The soymilk was “illegally labeled,” their lawsuit said, since “adding the name of a plant material in front of the word ‘milk’ does not result in an appropriate name for non-dairy products.”

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