annin tofu

noun

A soft, jellied dessert made of apricot kernel milk, eaten in Chinese and Japanese cuisine.

Meanings

nounannin tofu (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA soft, jellied dessert made of apricot kernel milk, eaten in Chinese and Japanese cuisine.

    Synonyms: almond tofu

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA soft, jellied dessert made of apricot kernel milk, eaten in Chinese and Japanese cuisine.

Origin

  1. Japanese杏仁豆腐
  2. Englishannin tofu

From Japanese 杏仁豆腐 (annin dōfu).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 杏仁豆腐
  • 杏仁豆腐 (xìngrén dòufu)dessert
Finnish annin tofu
  • annin tofudessert
Japanese 杏仁豆腐
  • 杏仁豆腐 (annindōfu)dessert
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APA

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Chicago

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