tofu

CEFRB1

/ˈtoʊfu/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Soft food made from pressed soybean milk.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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 𐕪)

Examples

  • I really shouldn't ask, but could you go get some tofu for me?

  • I'd like mapo tofu, and two bowls of rice.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈtəʊfuː/
  • /t̪o.fu/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

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

More examples

In context

  • Emily ate tofu at dinner.

  • 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.

  • 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

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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