tofu
A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milkA protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
» I didn't know tofu tasted this good.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
Tofu, Bohnenquark
то́фуtófu, со́евый тво́ро́гsójevyj tvóróg
то́фуtófu
cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk
(countable, uncountable)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 )
Examples
49 sentencesI didn't know tofu tasted this good.
I didn't know that tofu tasted this good.
Tom eats tofu quite often because he heard that it was healthy.
deTom isst recht häufig Tōfu, da er hörte, es sei gesund.
I really shouldn't ask, but could you get some tofu for me?
Tofu goes well with good sake.
deTofu passt gut zu Sake.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 豆(とう)腐(ふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (duwᴴ bju^X, “curdled beanBorrowed from Japanese 豆(とう)腐(ふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (duwᴴ bju^X, “curdled bean”). Doublet of dubu and doufu.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: tofusSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable