tofu
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 豆腐 (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆 (dùw, “bean”) + 腐 (bjú, “rotten, fermented”) (compare Mandarin 豆腐 (dòufǔ)).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtoʊfu/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtəʊfuː/
Noun
tofu (countable and uncountable, plural tofus)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- silken tofu
- stinky tofu
- tofuburger
- tofu press
- tofurkey, tofurky
- tofu scramble
- tofu skin
Translations
protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk
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Czech
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtofu/, [ˈt̪o̞fu]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: to‧fu
Declension
Inflection of tofu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | tofu | tofut | |
genitive | tofun | tofujen | |
partitive | tofua | tofuja | |
illative | tofuun | tofuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | tofu | tofut | |
accusative | nom. | tofu | tofut |
gen. | tofun | ||
genitive | tofun | tofujen | |
partitive | tofua | tofuja | |
inessive | tofussa | tofuissa | |
elative | tofusta | tofuista | |
illative | tofuun | tofuihin | |
adessive | tofulla | tofuilla | |
ablative | tofulta | tofuilta | |
allative | tofulle | tofuille | |
essive | tofuna | tofuina | |
translative | tofuksi | tofuiksi | |
instructive | — | tofuin | |
abessive | tofutta | tofuitta | |
comitative | — | tofuineen |
French
Alternative forms
- tofou (rare, archaic)
Etymology
From Japanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /to.fu/, /to.fy/
Audio (file) Audio (CAN) (file)
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 豆腐 (とうふ, tōfu, “tofu, bean curd”), from Middle Chinese 豆 (dùw, “bean”) + 腐 (bjú, “rotten, fermented”) (compare Min Nan 豆腐 (tāu-hū)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /to.fu/
- Hyphenation: to‧fu
Synonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- “tofu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /to.ˈfu/
- Rhymes: -u
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