tofu

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US/ˈtoʊfu/UK/ˈtəʊfuː/South Asia/t̪o.fu/South Asia/ʈo.fu/

noun

A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.

Similar
bean curdbean cakesoycheesedubudoufuTUFU
OriginMiddle Chinese 豆腐 →
Less commonFirst used 2008Scrabble 7
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Meanings

tofu1

nountofu (countable and uncountable, plural tofus)

plural tofus · alternative tōfu

  1. countableuncountableA 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

    Synonyms: bean curd, bean cake, soycheese, dubu, doufu

  2. countableuncountablecomputingA 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 𐕪)

TOFU2

nounTOFU (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of trust on first use, a type of network software security model where a client requests an identification code from a remote host when establishing the first connection.First known use 2008

    Synonyms: TUFU

  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of top of funnel.

    To move prospects through a marketing funnel, you need to provide content designed to satisfy their needs at each of the three stages: » Content at the top of the funnel (TOFU) that facilitates awareness

    2018, Business Skills All-in-One For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 603

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.

Similar
bean curdbean cakesoycheesedubudoufu

More synonyms by meaning

nouncheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk

Similar
bean curd
Broader
curd
Also see
bean curdsoycheese

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Chinese豆腐“curdled bean”
  2. Englishtofu

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

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Translations

Afrikaans tahoe
  • tahoeprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Arabic تُوفُو, تُوفُو
  • تُوفُو (tūfū)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • تُوفُو (tofū)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • توفو (tōfu)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Bulgarian то́фу
  • то́фу (tófu)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Catalan tofu
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Chinese Cantonese 豆腐
  • 豆腐 (dau⁶ fu⁶)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Chinese Mandarin 豆腐, 豆腐塊 /豆腐块
  • 豆腐 (dòufu)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • 豆腐塊 /豆腐块 (dòufǔkuài)computing, typography: box or rectangle displayed in place of a character not supported
Czech tofu
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Dutch sojakaas, tahoe
  • sojakaasprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • tahoeprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • tofoeprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Esperanto tofuo, toŭfuo
  • tofuoprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • toŭfuoprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • sojkazeoprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Finnish tofu
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
French tofu, tofou
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • tofouprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
German Tofu, Bohnenquark
  • Tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • Bohnenquarkprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Greek τόφου
  • τόφου (tófou)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Hebrew טוֹפוּ
  • טוֹפוּ (tofu)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Hindi टोफ़ू
  • टोफ़ू (ṭofū)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Hungarian tofu
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Icelandic tófú
  • tófúprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Indonesian tahu, tofu
  • tahuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Irish tófú
  • tófúprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Italian tofu
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Japanese 豆腐
  • 豆腐 (tōfu)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Korean 두부
  • 두부 (dubu)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Latin cāseus soiae
  • cāseus soiaeprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Malay tauhu, taufu
  • tauhuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • taufuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Norwegian tofu, bønne-ost
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • bønne-ostprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Persian توفو
  • توفو (tofu)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Polish tofu
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Portuguese tofu
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Romanian tofu
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Russian то́фу, со́евый тво́ро́г
  • то́фу (tófu)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • со́евый тво́ро́г (sójevyj tvóróg)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Slovak tofu
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Spanish tofu
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Swedish tofu
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Tagalog tokwa
  • tokwaprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Tamil டோஃபூ
  • டோஃபூ (ṭōfū)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Thai เต้าหู้
  • เต้าหู้ (dtâo-hûu)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Turkish tofu
  • tofuprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Ukrainian то́фу
  • то́фу (tófu)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Urdu ٹوفو
  • ٹوفو (ṭofū)protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Vietnamese đậu phụ, tàu hủ
  • đậu phụprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • tàu hủprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • đậu khuônprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
  • đậu hủprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
Welsh toffw
  • toffwprotein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
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APA

tofu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tofu

MLA

“tofu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tofu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tofu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tofu.

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