noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈsɔɪˌbin/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A legume plant (Glycine max), commonly cultivated for human and animal consumption and as a nitrogen-fixing ground cover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soy, soya
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The edible seed of this plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soja bean
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soy, soya, soya bean
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bean, edible bean
Narrower terms: field soybean
4
noun
Meaning 4
erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soy, soya, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legume, leguminous plant
5
noun
Meaning 5
a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soy, soya bean
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bean
History
Etymology
From soy + bean.
Across languages
Translations
95 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Southern Altai:
соя
(soya)
— plant
Arabic:
فُول اَلصُّويَا
(fūl aṣ-ṣūyā)
— plant
Arabic:
فول الصويا
(fūl eṣ-ṣōyā)
— plant
Burmese:
ပဲကျပ်ပျဉ်
(pai:kyappyany)
— plant
Chinese Cantonese:
黃豆 /黄豆
— plant
Chinese Mandarin:
大豆
(dàdòu)
— plant
Chinese Mandarin:
黃豆 /黄豆
(huángdòu)
— plant
Czech:
sója
— plant
Esperanto:
sojujo
— plant
Finnish:
soija
— plant
Finnish:
soijapapu
— plant
French:
soja
— plant
Georgian:
სოიო
(soio)
— plant
German:
Sojabohne
— plant
Hawaiian:
pāpapa koiū
— plant
Hebrew:
סויה
(sóya)
— plant
Hungarian:
szójabab
— plant
Indonesian:
kedelai
— plant
Ingrian:
sooja
— plant
Italian:
soia
— plant
Japanese:
大豆
(daizu)
— plant
Kazakh:
соя
(soä)
— plant
Khmer:
សណ្ដែកសៀង
(sɑndaek siǝng)
— plant
Korean:
대두
(daedu)
— plant
Kyrgyz:
соя
(soya)
— plant
Lao:
ຖົ່ວເຫລືອງ
(thūa lư̄ang)
— plant
Macedonian:
соја
(soja)
— plant
Malay:
soya
— plant
Malay:
tau
— plant
Malay:
kedelai
— plant
Malayalam:
സോയ
(sōya)
— plant
Māori:
hoi
— plant
Mizo:
bekang
— plant
Mongolian:
шар буурцаг
(šar buurcag)
— plant
Persian:
سویا
(soyâ)
— plant
Persian:
لوبیاروغنی
(lubiyâ-rowġani)
— plant
Polish:
soja
— plant
Portuguese:
soja
— plant
Russian:
со́я
(sója)
— plant
Spanish:
soja
— plant
Swedish:
soja
— plant
Swedish:
sojaböna
— plant
Tagalog:
utaw
— plant
Thai:
ถั่วเหลือง
(tùua-lʉ̌ʉang)
— plant
Turkish:
soya
— plant
Turkish:
soya fasulyesi
— plant
Vietnamese:
đậu nành
— plant
Arabic:
فُول اَلصُّويَا
(fūl aṣ-ṣūyā)
— seed — see also soy
Arabic:
فول الصويا
(fūl eṣ-ṣōyā)
— seed — see also soy
Chinese Cantonese:
黃豆 /黄豆
— seed — see also soy
Chinese Cantonese:
大豆
— seed — see also soy
Chinese:
黃豆 /黄豆
(n̂g-tāu)
— seed — see also soy
Chinese:
大豆
(tōa-tāu)
— seed — see also soy
Chinese:
腐豆
(hū-tāu)
— seed — see also soy
Chinese Mandarin:
大豆
(dàdòu)
— seed — see also soy
Chinese Mandarin:
黃豆 /黄豆
(huángdòu)
— seed — see also soy
Czech:
sójový bob
— seed — see also soy
Danish:
sojabønne
— seed — see also soy
Esperanto:
sojfabo
— seed — see also soy
Faroese:
soyabøn
— seed — see also soy
Finnish:
soijapapu
— seed — see also soy
French:
soja
— seed — see also soy
German:
Sojabohne
— seed — see also soy
Greek:
κύαμος σόγιας
(kýamos sógias)
— seed — see also soy
Hebrew:
שעועית סויה
(sh'u'ít-sóya)
— seed — see also soy
Hebrew:
פול סויה
(pol-sóya)
— seed — see also soy
Hungarian:
szójabab
— seed — see also soy
Icelandic:
sojabaun
— seed — see also soy
Indonesian:
kacang kedelai
— seed — see also soy
Irish:
pónaire shoighe
— seed — see also soy
Italian:
soia
— seed — see also soy
Japanese:
大豆
(daizu)
— seed — see also soy
Japanese:
ダイズ
(daizu)
— seed — see also soy
Khmer:
សណ្ដែកសៀង
(sɑndaek siǝng)
— seed — see also soy
Korean:
콩
(kong)
— seed — see also soy
Macedonian:
соино зрно
(soino zrno)
— seed — see also soy
Malay:
kacang soya
— seed — see also soy
Malay:
tau
— seed — see also soy
Malay:
kacang kedelai
— seed — see also soy
Māori:
hoi
— seed — see also soy
Norwegian Bokmål:
soyabønne
— seed — see also soy
Norwegian Nynorsk:
soyabønne
— seed — see also soy
Polish:
soja
— seed — see also soy
Portuguese:
grão de soja
— seed — see also soy
Russian:
со́я
(sója)
— seed — see also soy
Russian:
со́евый боб
(sójevyj bob)
— seed — see also soy
Spanish:
soya
— seed — see also soy
Spanish:
soja
— seed — see also soy
Sundanese:
ᮊᮨᮓᮨᮜᮦ
(kedelé)
— seed — see also soy
Swedish:
sojaböna
— seed — see also soy
Tagalog:
utaw
— seed — see also soy
Thai:
ถั่วเหลือง
(tùua-lʉ̌ʉang)
— seed — see also soy
