bean curd

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bean curd

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Loose calque of Chinese 豆腐 (dòufu), from Middle Chinese 豆 (duwᴴ, “bean”) + 腐 (bju^X, “rotten, fermented”).

noun bean curds

countable, uncountable Tofu.

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@misc{bean_curd_2026,
  title = {bean curd},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bean%20curd},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}