soja

1 of 2

noun

ˈsȯi(y)ə,

ˈsōjə,

ˈsōyə,

ˈsȯyə,

dialectal ˈsōjē or -ōji or -ōdə or -ōdē or -ōdi or -ōə

variants or less commonly soja bean

"-

or soia

"

plural -s

: soybean

Soja

2 of 2

like 1soja

taxonomic synonym of apios

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Dutch soja

New Latin, from Dutch, soybean

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