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Tofu

TOH-foo

/ˈtoʊfuː/

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Syllable breakdown

tofu

Dictionary meaning

A food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks.

History and origin

Chinese/Japanese

Common mispronunciations

TOH-fyoo

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