latte di soia
/ˈlat.te di ˈsɔ.ja/word by wordmasculine
Soy milk in Italian is latte di soia.
The term refers to a beverage made from soybeans. You can also specify the type of milk by adding adjectives, such as latte di soia biologico for organic soy milk.
Meaning: beverage made from soybeans (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of latte (milk), di (of) and soia (soy).
How does it change in a sentence?
latte di soia is a masculine singular noun phrase. It does not change when used as an uncountable mass noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈlat.te di ˈsɔ.ja/. The word has 4 syllables, and the stress is on the 1st syllable.
Did you know?
- The word soia shares a root with the French word for silk, soie, because the soy bean was historically imported to Europe via the Silk Road.
- While latte di soia is the standard term, you may see bevanda a base di soia on packaging because EU laws often restrict the word latte to animal milk.
- In an Italian cafe, if you order a 'latte' without specifying 'di soia', the barista will almost certainly serve you dairy milk.
Examples in context
- Bevi il latte di soia?Do you drink soy milk?This sentence is useful for asking if someone drinks latte di soia.Tatoeba #13121779 by Guybrush88, translation #6588011 by Eccles17
- Questo è latte di soia.This is soy milk.This sentence is useful for identifying that something is latte di soia.Tatoeba #12411643 by Guybrush88, translation #8960131 by CK
- Mary sta bevendo un cappuccino con del latte di soia.Mary is drinking a cappuccino with soy milk.This sentence is useful for describing a cappuccino that contains latte di soia.Tatoeba #10966667 by Guybrush88, translation #7162840 by Luiaard
- Mi passi un bicchiere di latte vegetale di soia?Could you pass me a glass of soy milk?
- 6 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Martina and Lorenzo are at a cafe.
- MartinaVorrei un caffè con latte di soia, per favore.I would like a coffee with soy milk, please.
- LorenzoCerto, Martina. Lo porto subito.Sure, Martina. I'll bring it right away.
- MartinaGrazie, Lorenzo. Preferisco il latte di soia.Thanks, Lorenzo. I prefer soy milk.
- LorenzoCapisco, è un'ottima scelta.I understand, it's a great choice.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “soy milk” translations and entries latte di soia, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (latte, di, soia) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries di, latte, soia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
