tofu
noun/ˈtəʊfuː/
/ˈtəʊfuː/
(also bean curd)
[uncountable]- a soft white substance that is made from soya and used in cooking, often instead of meatTopics Foodc1Word Originfrom Japanese tōfu, from Chinese dòufu, from dòu ‘beans’ + fŭ ‘rot, turn sour’.
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