"bean curd" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bean curd.wav Forms: bean curds [plural]
Etymology: Loose calque of Chinese 豆腐 (dòufu), from Middle Chinese 豆 (dəuᴴ, “bean”) + 腐 (bɨo^X, “rotten, fermented”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|豆腐|nocap=1|tr=dòufu}} calque of Chinese 豆腐 (dòufu), {{der|en|ltc|豆||bean}} Middle Chinese 豆 (dəuᴴ, “bean”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bean curd (countable and uncountable, plural bean curds)
  1. Tofu. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Foods, Vegetarianism
    Sense id: en-bean_curd-en-noun-AoJdIBge Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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