Bean curd

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Tofu. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
tofu

Etymology

Loose calque of Chinese 豆腐 (dòufu), from Middle Chinese 豆 (duwᴴ, “bean”) + 腐 (bju^X, “rotten, fermented”).

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