tofu

English

Alternative forms

• tōfu

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豆腐(とうふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (dəu^H bɨo^X, “curdled bean”). Doublet of dubu.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtoʊfu/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtəʊfuː/

Noun

tofu (countable and uncountable, plural tofus)

1. A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.

   Synonyms: bean curd, soycheese, dubu, doufu

   Coordinate term: tempeh

   • 2012 May 8, Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook‎, Random House, →ISBN, page 79:

     First, marinate the tofu. In a bowl, whisk the kecap manis, chilli sauce, and sesame oil together. Cut the tofu into strips about 1cm thick, mix gently (so it doesn't break) with the marinade and leave in the fridge for half an hour.

3. (computing, typography) A box or rectangle, empty or with a question mark or hexadecimal code inside, displayed by some systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts. (such as _□ or 𐕪)

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• tofu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• FOUT

Czech

Noun

tofu n

1. tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soybean milk)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Finnish

Etymology

From Japanese 豆腐 (tōfu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtofu/,

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ofu
• Syllabification^(key): to‧fu

Noun

tofu

1. tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “tofu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• ufot

French

Alternative forms

• tofou (rare, archaic)

Etymology

From Japanese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /to.fu/, /to.fy/

• Audio

  (file)

• Audio (CAN)

  (file)

Noun

tofu m (plural tofus)

1. tofu

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

tofu

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豆腐(とうふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (dəu^H bɨo^X, “curdled bean”). Doublet of tahu from Min Nan 豆腐 (tāu-hū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /to.fu/
• Hyphenation: to‧fu

Noun

tofu

1. tofu, specifically soft or extra-soft unpressed fresh tofu.

Related terms

• tahu (specifically firm or extra firm pressed fresh tofu)

Further reading

• “tofu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

From Japanese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.fu/
• Rhymes: -ɔfu
• Hyphenation: tò‧fu

Noun

tofu m (invariable)

1. tofu

Anagrams

• tufo

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

tofu

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豆腐(とうふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (dəu^H bɨo^X, “curdled bean”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.fu/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔfu
• Syllabification: to‧fu

Noun

tofu n (indeclinable)

1. tofu

Further reading

• tofu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豆腐 (tōfu).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: to‧fu

Noun

tofu m (plural tofus)

1. tofu (food made from curdled soybean milk)

References

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtofu/
• Rhymes: -ofu
• Syllabification: to‧fu

Noun

tofu m (uncountable)

1. tofu

Further reading

• “tofu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

tofu

Wikipedia ^sv

Noun

tofu c

1. tofu

Declension

References

• tofu in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tofu in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tofu in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

tofu

1. (stative) to be piled, heaped

Conjugation

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Etymology

From English tofu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈfu/, /ˈto.fu/
• Hyphenation: to‧fu

Noun

tofu (definite accusative tofuyu, plural tofular)

1. tofu

   Synonyms: soya eti, soya peyniri

Declension

References

Further reading

• “tofu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “tofu”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4844