tofu

[ toh-foo ]

noun
  1. a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soymilk: used in Asian and vegetarian cooking.

Origin of tofu

1
First recorded in 1875–80; from Japanese tōfu, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dòufu (dòu “bean” + “turn sour, ferment”)
  • Also called bean curd [been-kurd]. /ˈbin ˌkɜrd/.

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tofu

/ (ˈtəʊˌfuː) /


noun
  1. unfermented soya-bean curd, a food with a soft cheeselike consistency made from soya-bean milk

Origin of tofu

1
from Japanese

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