soybean milk
- noun
- /ˈsɔɪˌbiːn mɪlk/
:
leche de soja
- Both soybean milk and bean-curd custard can be served hot or cold, and are usually sweetened with sugar syrup.
- soybean milk and curd
- soybean milk and custard
- soybean milk and bean
Examples
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The modern packaged soybean milk, in plastic bottles or cartons, has made consumption at home much more convenient.
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You can find soybean milk in most grocery stores, usually located in the dairy section.
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Only six people reported never drinking soybean milk.
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The package label claims that the Chinese have been drinking soybean milk for thousands of years.
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More than a third (39) of the informants reported drinking soybean milk at least once a week, and 25 reported at least once a month.
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Asked for the reasons for drinking soybean milk, 86 of the 161 responses were for health or nutrition reasons.
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While the consumption is much lower than that of bean curd, soybean milk is undoubtedly a popular drink in Hong Kong.
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There are some small shops that specialize in selling soybean milk and bean-curd custard.
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While the majority of people buy packaged soybean milk, a slightly lower number said they bought packaged soybean custard.
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Only since the 1980s and 1990s have packaged bean-curd custard and soybean milk become commonly available in supermarkets, making it easy to purchase for home consumption or to use while traveling.
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Synonyms
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Milk made from soybeans used instead of regular milk
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A drink made from soybeans used instead of milk
A drink made from soybeans used instead of cow's milk
How Milky
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a white liquid made from ground soybeans and water' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'soybean' (the plant/seed) with 'milk' (a nutritive white liquid). This [plant]+milk pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g. almond milk, coconut milk) and follows transparent noun-noun compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Soybean milk comes from the simple, literal idea of making a white drink by soaking and grinding soybeans with water to make something like milk. Because it looks and acts like cow's milk, the name now means 'a plant-based milk used instead of cow's milk'.