soya

A noun referring to a bushy annual herb cultivated for its nutritious, oil-rich seeds, which are highly proteinaceous and used in a variety of foods and as fodder.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una planta herbácea anual y arbustiva, cultivada por sus semillas nutritivas y ricas en aceite, que contienen mucha proteína y se usan en diversos alimentos y como forraje. También se refiere a dichas semillas o productos derivados.

1. Soya plant B1 formal culinary

   An erect bushy annual herb with trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers, cultivated for its nutritious seeds.

   • Soya is widely grown in Asia for its oil-rich seeds.
   • The soya plant improves soil fertility through nitrogen fixation.
   • Farmers rotate soya with other crops to maintain soil health.

   🇪🇸Planta de soja

   Sinónimos: sojasoysoya beansoybean

2. Soya bean A2 formal culinary

   The highly proteinaceous seed of the soya plant, used in a variety of foods and as animal feed.

   • Soya is a key ingredient in tofu and soy milk.
   • Many vegetarian products use soya as a replacement for meat.
   • Soya beans are processed into oil and meal for various uses.

   🇪🇸Semilla de soja

   Sinónimos: sojasoysoya beansoybean

• soyas plural form
• soyas' possessive plural form
• soya's possessive singular form