# tofu
## English
### Alternative forms

* tōfu

### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豆(とう)腐(ふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (dəu$^H$ bɨo$^X$, “curdled bean”). Doublet of dubu.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈtoʊfu/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈtəʊfuː/

### Noun

tofu (countable and uncountable, plural tofus)
* A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
    Synonyms: bean curd, soycheese, dubu, doufu
    Coordinate term: tempeh
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#### Derived terms

* almond tofu
* annin tofu
* blood tofu
* butter tofu
* mapo tofu
* silken tofu
* stinky tofu
* tofuburger
* tofu-dreg
* tofu dregs
* tofu press
* tofurkey, tofurky
* tofu scramble
* tofu skin
* yong tofu

#### Translations
### Further reading

* tofu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* FOUT, U of T

## Czech
### Noun

tofu n (indeclinable)
* tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soybean milk)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Japanese 豆腐 (tōfu).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtofu/, [ˈt̪o̞fu]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ofu
* Hyphenation: to‧fu

### Noun

tofu
* tofu (protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of tofu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tofuni
tofuni
accusative
nom.
tofuni
tofuni
gen.
tofuni
genitive
tofuni
tofujeni
partitive
tofuani
tofujani
inessive
tofussani
tofuissani
elative
tofustani
tofuistani
illative
tofuuni
tofuihini
adessive
tofullani
tofuillani
ablative
tofultani
tofuiltani
allative
tofulleni
tofuilleni
essive
tofunani
tofuinani
translative
tofukseni
tofuikseni
abessive
tofuttani
tofuittani
instructive
comitative
—tofuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tofusi
tofusi
accusative
nom.
tofusi
tofusi
gen.
tofusi
genitive
tofusi
tofujesi
partitive
tofuasi
tofujasi
inessive
tofussasi
tofuissasi
elative
tofustasi
tofuistasi
illative
tofuusi
tofuihisi
adessive
tofullasi
tofuillasi
ablative
tofultasi
tofuiltasi
allative
tofullesi
tofuillesi
essive
tofunasi
tofuinasi
translative
tofuksesi
tofuiksesi
abessive
tofuttasi
tofuittasi
instructive
comitative
—tofuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tofumme
tofumme
accusative
nom.
tofumme
tofumme
gen.
tofumme
genitive
tofumme
tofujemme
partitive
tofuamme
tofujamme
inessive
tofussamme
tofuissamme
elative
tofustamme
tofuistamme
illative
tofuumme
tofuihimme
adessive
tofullamme
tofuillamme
ablative
tofultamme
tofuiltamme
allative
tofullemme
tofuillemme
essive
tofunamme
tofuinamme
translative
tofuksemme
tofuiksemme
abessive
tofuttamme
tofuittamme
instructive
comitative
—tofuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tofunne
tofunne
accusative
nom.
tofunne
tofunne
gen.
tofunne
genitive
tofunne
tofujenne
partitive
tofuanne
tofujanne
inessive
tofussanne
tofuissanne
elative
tofustanne
tofuistanne
illative
tofuunne
tofuihinne
adessive
tofullanne
tofuillanne
ablative
tofultanne
tofuiltanne
allative
tofullenne
tofuillenne
essive
tofunanne
tofuinanne
translative
tofuksenne
tofuiksenne
abessive
tofuttanne
tofuittanne
instructive
comitative
—tofuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tofunsa
tofunsa
accusative
nom.
tofunsa
tofunsa
gen.
tofunsa
genitive
tofunsa
tofujensa
partitive
tofuaan tofuansa
tofujaan tofujansa
inessive
tofussaan tofussansa
tofuissaan tofuissansa
elative
tofustaan tofustansa
tofuistaan tofuistansa
illative
tofuunsa
tofuihinsa
adessive
tofullaan tofullansa
tofuillaan tofuillansa
ablative
tofultaan tofultansa
tofuiltaan tofuiltansa
allative
tofulleen tofullensa
tofuilleen tofuillensa
essive
tofunaan tofunansa
tofuinaan tofuinansa
translative
tofukseen tofuksensa
tofuikseen tofuiksensa
abessive
tofuttaan tofuttansa
tofuittaan tofuittansa
instructive
comitative
—tofuineen tofuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* tofujäätelö

### Further reading

* “tofu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* ufot

## French
### Alternative forms

* tofou (rare, archaic)

### Etymology

From Japanese.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /to.fu/, /to.fy/
* Audio:(file)
* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Noun

tofu m (plural tofus)
* tofu

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豆腐(とうふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (dəu$^H$ bɨo$^X$, “curdled bean”). Doublet of tahu from Min Nan 豆腐 (tāu-hū).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /to.fu/
* Hyphenation: to‧fu

### Noun

tofu
* tofu, specifically soft or extra-soft unpressed fresh tofu.

#### Related terms

* tahu (specifically firm or extra firm pressed fresh tofu)

### Further reading

* “tofu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

From Japanese.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɔ.fu/
* Rhymes: -ɔfu
* Hyphenation: tò‧fu

### Noun

tofu m (invariable)
* tofu

### Anagrams

* tufo

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豆腐(とうふ) (tōfu), from Middle Chinese 豆腐 (dəu$^H$ bɨo$^X$, “curdled bean”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɔ.fu/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔfu
* Syllabification: to‧fu

### Noun

tofu n (indeclinable)
* tofu

### Further reading

* tofu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 豆腐 (tōfu).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /toˈfu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /tɔˈfu/
* Rhymes: -u
* Hyphenation: to‧fu

### Noun

tofu m (plural tofus)
* tofu (food made from curdled soybean milk)

### References

* ↑ “tofu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “tofu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtofu/ [ˈt̪o.fu]
* Rhymes: -ofu
* Syllabification: to‧fu

### Noun

tofu m (uncountable)
* tofu

### Further reading

* “tofu”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

tofu c
* tofu

#### Declension
### References

* tofu in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* tofu in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* tofu in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Ternate
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈto.fu]

### Verb

tofu
* (stative) to be piled, heaped

#### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

## Turkish
### Etymology

From English tofu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /toˈfu/, /ˈto.fu/
* Hyphenation: to‧fu

### Noun

tofu (definite accusative tofuyu, plural tofular)
* tofu
    Synonyms: soya eti, soya peyniri

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
tofu
tofular
definite accusative
tofuyu
tofuları
dative
tofuya
tofulara
locative
tofuda
tofularda
ablative
tofudan
tofulardan
genitive
tofunun
tofuların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
tofum
tofularım
2nd singular
tofun
tofuların
3rd singular
tofusu
tofuları
1st plural
tofumuz
tofularımız
2nd plural
tofunuz
tofularınız
3rd plural
tofuları
tofuları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
tofumu
tofularımı
2nd singular
tofunu
tofularını
3rd singular
tofusunu
tofularını
1st plural
tofumuzu
tofularımızı
2nd plural
tofunuzu
tofularınızı
3rd plural
tofularını
tofularını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
tofuma
tofularıma
2nd singular
tofuna
tofularına
3rd singular
tofusuna
tofularına
1st plural
tofumuza
tofularımıza
2nd plural
tofunuza
tofularınıza
3rd plural
tofularına
tofularına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
tofumda
tofularımda
2nd singular
tofunda
tofularında
3rd singular
tofusunda
tofularında
1st plural
tofumuzda
tofularımızda
2nd plural
tofunuzda
tofularınızda
3rd plural
tofularında
tofularında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
tofumdan
tofularımdan
2nd singular
tofundan
tofularından
3rd singular
tofusundan
tofularından
1st plural
tofumuzdan
tofularımızdan
2nd plural
tofunuzdan
tofularınızdan
3rd plural
tofularından
tofularından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
tofumun
tofularımın
2nd singular
tofunun
tofularının
3rd singular
tofusunun
tofularının
1st plural
tofumuzun
tofularımızın
2nd plural
tofunuzun
tofularınızın
3rd plural
tofularının
tofularının :

### References

* ↑ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tofu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

### Further reading

* “tofu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “tofu”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4844