tofu

Meaning

1. A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
2. 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 𐕪)

Synonyms

bean curd

soy milk

bean-curd

miso

shoyu

soybean cake

tempeh

meju

soyfoods

curd

tamari

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtoʊfu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豆腐(とうふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (dəuᴴ bɨo^X, “curdled bean”). Doublet of dubu.