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green soy

green soy

3.5
A seed from the mung bean plant used for food
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : soja verde
  • We added green soy to the salad for extra protein and texture.

Examples

  • The market sells fresh green soy in bulk near the tofu section.

  • Stir-fried vegetables often include green soy as a healthy ingredient.

  • I love adding green soy to my salads.

  • Have you tried green soy in your stir-fry?

  • The market sells fresh green soy in bulk near the tofu section.

  • Stir-fried vegetables often include green soy as a healthy ingredient.

  • We added green soy to the salad for extra protein and texture.

Synonyms

mung
vsgreen soy
2 7.3

A small green seed used for food in Asian cooking

refers to the seed in general, not tied to a region
mung bean
vsgreen soy
2 3.4

A small green bean from Asia that people cook or grow into sprouts

focuses on the seed simply as an edible food
green bean
vsgreen soy
  • Indian
1 1.0

A small round seed used in Asian cooking, often dried or soaked

focuses on the seed itself rather than its culinary variety
mash bean
vsgreen soy
  • Indian
5.4

A small green bean from the mung plant that people eat

is the neutral base name for that edible seed
green gram
vsgreen soy
  • Indian
5.6

A small edible bean used in Asian cooking

is the general term for the same seed across contexts
golden gram
vsgreen soy
  • Indian
7.1

A small green seed from the mung bean plant that is eaten or sprouted

is the core label for that seed with no extra sense
munggo
vsgreen soy
  • Philippine
9.9

A small green seed used in Filipino and other Asian cooking

is the neutral seed name without regional culinary emphasis

Surface Forms

green soy singular
green soys plural

Morphology

green + soy

The phrase 'green soy' is directly compositional: 'green' modifies 'soy', so a learner who knows both words will infer it refers to a green variety of soy/soybean used as food. Color + noun combinations are a common, regular pattern in English (and other languages), so the meaning is immediately predictable even if botanical specifics vary.

Etymology

Green soy comes from a simple picture: green shows the bright green color of the young seeds and soy points to the 'mung bean' plant they come from. That's why it means 'the edible seed of the mung bean plant, used as food'.