soy sauce

[ soi saws ]
/ ˈsɔɪ ˌsɔs /

noun

a salty, fermented sauce prepared from soybeans, used in East Asian cuisine.
Also especially British, soy·a sauce [soi-uh saws] /ˈsɔɪ ə ˌsɔs/.

Origin of soy sauce

First recorded in 1785–95

Words nearby soy sauce

British Dictionary definitions for soy sauce

soy sauce
/ (sɔɪ) /

noun

a salty dark brown sauce made from fermented soya beans, used esp in Japanese and Chinese cookery Also called: soya sauce