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soybean en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsɔɪˌbin/ (General-American)

Etymology

From soy + bean.

Meanings

1. A legume plant (Glycine max), commonly cultivated for human and animal consumption and as a nitrogen-fixing ground cover.
2. The edible seed of this plant.
   • It’s been nearly four years since China put tariffs on American-grown soybeans during a tit-for-tat trade war with then-President Donald Trump – and they remain in place despite the change in administrations. 2022 May 8, Katie Lobosco, “Trump’s trade war looms over soybean farmers 4 years later”, in CNN:
   • Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent. 2013 March 14, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 16 May 2013, page 134:
   • During the Goguryeo kingdom (37 B.C. to A.D. 668), the Maek people in the northern Korean Peninsula ate maekjeok, a dish of grilled pork marinated in doenjang, a fermented soybean paste. Years later, maekjeok evolved into neobiani, a dish of broad, thin slices of beef tenderized and grilled over flames. A feature of royal court cuisine during the Joseon dynasty (1392 to 1910), neobiani is considered a predecessor to today’s beloved bulgogi. 2021 July 23, Eric Kim, “Bulgogi, Any Way You Slice It”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2021, Food:

Forms

Deriveds

soybean rust · field soybean · soybean oil · green soybean · IOM soybeans · IOM soybean

Synonyms

soya · soy · soja bean

Translations (95)

izh sooja (plant) · ml സോയ (plant) · cmn 大豆 (seed — see also soy) · es soja (plant) · ru со́евый боб (seed — see also soy) · ms tau (plant) · he שעועית סויה (seed — see also soy) · pl soja (plant) · fa سویا (plant) · ms kacang soya (seed — see also soy) · fi soija (plant) · fo soyabøn (seed — see also soy) · it soia (seed — see also soy) · my ပဲကျပ်ပျဉ် (plant) · mi hoi (seed — see also soy) · pl soja (seed — see also soy) · ar فُول اَلصُّويَا (plant) · nan-hbl 腐豆 (seed — see also soy) · el κύαμος σόγιας (seed — see also soy) · hu szójabab (seed — see also soy) · fi soijapapu (plant) · fr soja (plant) · kk соя (plant) · sv sojaböna (plant) · id kedelai (plant) · fr soja (seed — see also soy) · de Sojabohne (seed — see also soy) · eo sojfabo (seed — see also soy) · alt соя (plant) · eo sojujo (plant) · sv soja (plant) · ms kedelai (plant) · es soja (seed — see also soy) · cmn 黃豆 /黄豆 (plant) · ms soya (plant) · tr soya (seed — see also soy) · yue 黃豆 /黄豆 (plant) · is sojabaun (seed — see also soy) · ga pónaire shoighe (seed — see also soy) · tl utaw (seed — see also soy) · ms tau (seed — see also soy) · cs sójový bob (seed — see also soy) · mn шар буурцаг (plant) · vi đậu nành (plant) · tl utaw (plant) · mk соја (plant) · ar فُول اَلصُّويَا (seed — see also soy) · ru со́я (plant) · pt grão de soja (seed — see also soy) · da sojabønne (seed — see also soy) · cmn 大豆 (plant) · ko 대두 (plant) · ko 콩 (seed — see also soy) · arz فول الصويا (plant) · he סויה (plant) · yue 大豆 (seed — see also soy) · ja 大豆 (plant) · pt soja (plant) · fi soijapapu (seed — see also soy) · ja 大豆 (seed — see also soy) · nan-hbl 黃豆 /黄豆 (seed — see also soy) · vi đậu nành (seed — see also soy) · su ᮊᮨᮓᮨᮜᮦ (seed — see also soy) · tr soya (plant) · es soya (seed — see also soy) · ky соя (plant) · sv sojaböna (seed — see also soy) · fa لوبیاروغنی (plant) · cmn 黃豆 /黄豆 (seed — see also soy) · ja ダイズ (seed — see also soy) · km សណ្ដែកសៀង (seed — see also soy) · nb soyabønne (seed — see also soy) · he פול סויה (seed — see also soy) · lus bekang (plant) · hu szójabab (plant) · nn soyabønne (seed — see also soy) · arz فول الصويا (seed — see also soy) · km សណ្ដែកសៀង (plant) · lo ຖົ່ວເຫລືອງ (plant) · ms kacang kedelai (seed — see also soy) · cs sója (plant) · it soia (plant) · tr soya fasulyesi (plant) · haw pāpapa koiū (plant) · th ถั่วเหลือง (plant) · tr soya fasulyesi (seed — see also soy) · de Sojabohne (plant) · nan-hbl 大豆 (seed — see also soy) · ru со́я (seed — see also soy) · mk соино зрно (seed — see also soy) · yue 黃豆 /黄豆 (seed — see also soy) · mi hoi (plant) · th ถั่วเหลือง (seed — see also soy) · ka სოიო (plant) · id kacang kedelai (seed — see also soy)