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Soy vs Sob - What's the difference?

soy | sob |

As nouns the difference between soy and sob

is that 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 while sob is a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath.

As a verb sob is

to weep with convulsive gasps or sob can be to soak.

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

    sob

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (coarse, slang) son of a bitch
  • (uncountable) shortness of breath