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Soy vs Sov - What's the difference?

soy | sov |

As a noun 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 .

As an initialism sov is

subject-object-verb: a language is sov if a typical sentence has subject, followed by object, followed by verb.

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

    sov

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, slang) Pound sterling.
    • That car of his has got to be worth a few sovs .

    Synonyms

    * (pound sterling) ** (standard English) pound, pound sterling ** (slang) nicker, quid

    Anagrams

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