Dictionary

tofu en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtəʊfuː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈtoʊfu/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• tō'fū
• /ʈo.fu/ (South-Asia) spelling pronunciation
• /t̪o.fu/ (South-Asia)

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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
   • 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. 2012 May 8, Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, Random House, →ISBN, page 79:
2. (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 𐕪)

Forms

Coordinates

tempeh

Deriveds

tofurky · tofurkey · blood tofu · hufu · tofulike · tofu skin · annin tofu · almond tofu · tofish · silken tofu · yong tofu · stinky tofu · tofu dregs · tofuburger · tofu scramble · tofu press · tofu-dreg · butter tofu · mapo tofu

Synonyms

bean curd · bean cake · soycheese · doufu · dubu

Translations (100)

ca tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · eo tofuo (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · vi đậu phụ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · jje 두부 (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · tr tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · vi tàu hủ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · za doxfuh (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · za daeuhfouh (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ja 豆腐 (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · hi टोफ़ू (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · tji texheix (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · eo toŭfuo (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · cy toffw (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · mn дүпү (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · kk د‬ۇ‬ف‬ۇ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · su ᮒᮠᮥ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · sh tȍfu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · id tahu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · no tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · vi đậu khuôn (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ryu 豆腐 (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · jje 두푸 (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · gl tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · pcc duehfuh (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · lo ເຕົາຮູ້ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ms taufu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · fr tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · el τόφου (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · pt tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · mr टोफू (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · gu ટોફુ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · tl tokwa (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ka ტოფუ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · tk tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · es tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · nl sojakaas (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · kk тофу (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · sk tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · it tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · hy տոֆու (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · khb ᦷᦏᧈᦝᦴ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · za daxfouh (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · bg то́фу (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ko 두부 (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · bo ཏོའོ་ཕུ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · de Tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · cmn 豆腐 (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · sv tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · cmn 豆腐塊 /豆腐块 (computing, typography: box or rectangle displayed in place of a character not supported) · nan-hbl 豆腐 (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · tg тофу (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ug دۇفۇ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · nl tahoe (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · hak 豆腐 (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · no bønne-ost (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · pcc dueh (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · fr tofou (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · nl tofoe (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · az tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ky тофу (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ar تُوفُو (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · mn ᠳ᠋ᠧᠦᠹᠦ᠋ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · fi tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · za daeuhfuh (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · uz tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · la cāseus soiae (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · vi đậu hủ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · mnc ᡩᡝᡶᡠ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · km តៅហ៊ូ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · sh то̏фу (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ur ٹوفو (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · de Bohnenquark (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · wuu 豆腐 (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ru со́евый тво́ро́г (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ar توفو (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · mel tauhu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · yue 豆腐 (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · af tahoe (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · pl tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ug тофу (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ga tófú (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · th เต้าหู้ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · cs tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ro tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · is tófú (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · eo sojkazeo (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ms tauhu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · cdo 豆腐 (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · be то́фу (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · fa توفو (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · uk то́фу (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · id tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · my တိုဟူး (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · mk то́фу (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ii ꄔꃛ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ta டோஃபூ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · he טוֹפוּ (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ru то́фу (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · hu tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk) · ar تُوفُو (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk)