soya bean

soya bean
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
1. (culinary)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. el grano de soya
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
That's not a black bean, it's a soya bean.Ese no es un frijol negro sino un grano de soya.
b. el grano de soja
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
We need a half a pound of soya beans for the recipe.Necesitamos media libra de granos de soja para hacer la receta.
c. el poroto de soja
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
(River Plate)
Add one cup of soya beans to the pot.Añade una taza de porotos de soja a la olla.
2. (botany)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
a. la soya
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
The soya bean cultivated in this area is of particularly good quality.La soya que se cultiva en esta región es de calidad especialmente buena.
b. la soja
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
Soya bean isn't native to this country, but it grows well here.La soja no es autóctona de este país, pero crece bien aquí.
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