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Goy vs Soy - What's the difference?

goy | soy |

As nouns the difference between goy and soy

is that goy is a non-Jew, a Gentile while soy is a Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water. US preference is the term soy sauce.

goy

English

(wikipedia goy)

Alternative forms

* Goy * goi, Goi

Noun

  • A non-Jew, a Gentile.
  • * 1988 , :
    • I don’t think that marriage is working, but I’m not going to be stupid about it and say she shouldn’t have married a goy .

    Synonyms

    * gentile * minuth, minim * oved elilim * nokhri, nokhrim * amme haaretz * ger toshav * apikorosim * akum * shegetz, shkotzim

    Usage notes

    * This noun is sometimes taken to be offensive; speakers wishing to avoid offense may prefer the term (gentile) (sometimes capitalized as (Gentile)) or simply (term).

    Derived terms

    * antigoyism * anti-goyish

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    soy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * soya

    Noun

    (-)
  • A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water. US preference is the term soy sauce .
    • I like a little soy with my rice.
  • * 1902 — Annie R. Gregory, Woman's Favorite Cookbook , p381
    • Pour in four tablespoonfuls of sherry and four tablespoonfuls of soy , as much vinegar as the jar will hold, and cover closely until wanted.
  • Soybeans. Often used attributively.
    • These candles are made from soy .
    The soy crop is looking good this year.

    Derived terms

    * soy bean * soy milk * soy sauce