tofu

Seasoned cubes of tofu (1)

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

  • Borrowed from Japanese , from Middle Chinese + 腐 (compare Mandarin ). dubu.

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