tofu

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tofu^¹

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

Where it comes from

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

noun tofus · tōfu

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.
Similar: bean curd, bean cake, soycheese, dubu, doufu
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 𐕪)

TOFU^²

noun

abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism 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.
Similar: TUFU
abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism 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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bean curd, bean, whale, crumble, rotten, rubbish, tōfu, tofu skin, tofu dregs, soycheese, blood tofu, bittern, silken tofu, beancurd, doufu, beancake

Translations

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noun protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk

Español	tofu
한국어	두부 dubu
日本語	豆腐 tōfu
中文	豆腐 dòufu
हिन्दी	टोफ़ू ṭofū
Português	tofu
Français	tofu, tofou
Deutsch	Tofu, Bohnenquark
Italiano	tofu
Ελληνικά	τόφου tófou
Română	tofu
Русский	то́фу tófu, со́евый тво́ро́г sójevyj tvóróg
Tiếng Việt	đậu phụ, tàu hủ, đậu khuôn, đậu hủ
العربية	تُوفُو tūfū, تُوفُو tofū
עברית	טוֹפוּ tofu

noun computing, typography: box or rectangle displayed in place of a character not supported

中文	豆腐塊 /豆腐块 dòufǔkuài

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@misc{tofu_2026,
  title = {tofu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tofu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}