noun
toyo
noun
1
Soy sauce, especially in Filipino cooking and English.
"She splashed a little toyo and calamansi over the fried fish."
How to Use Toyo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe Filipino word (also used in Filipino English) for soy sauce.
UK vs US
Used mainly in Philippine English rather than British or American English.
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Etymology
From Tagalog toyo, ultimately from Hokkien Chinese words meaning "soy sauce."