Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tōfu

/tˈoʊfu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: to-fu
IPA: /tˈoʊfu/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of tofu.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Our words together piled deeper than the snow—we sat side by side at the hearth, eating tōfu with miso and taking cup after cup of sake."
"The letter expatiates on the primitive conditions under which he is living—he has to walk all the way down to Seta just to get a piece of tōfu."
"Soft or silken tōfu is also used in making sauces. Fried tōfu. Abura agé (fried tōfu sheets) are made from loaves of momen-dōfu that are drained, weighted to press out excess liquid, and then cut into thin slices that are deep-fried."

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

kōfu

Questions

How do you pronounce tōfu?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈoʊfu/.
What does tōfu mean?: Alternative form of tofu.

How to pronounce tōfu

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