tofu

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豆(とう)腐(ふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (duwᴴ bju^X, “curdled bean”). Doublet of dubu and doufu.

In classic literature

Synonyms

bean curd

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