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mapo doufu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mapo -dou-fu
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Chinese dish from Sichuan province consisting of tofu set in a spicy chili- and bean-based sauce, typically a thin, oily, and bright red suspension, and often cooked with douchi (fermented black beans) and minced meat, usually pork or beef.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Mandarin 麻婆豆腐 (mápó dòufu).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

mapo (alternative) mapo tofu (alternative)

Questions

What does mapo doufu mean?
A Chinese dish from Sichuan province consisting of tofu set in a spicy chili- and bean-based sauce, typically a thin, oily, and bright red suspension, and often cooked with douchi (fermented black beans) and minced meat, usually pork or beef.
Where does mapo doufu come from?
From Mandarin 麻婆豆腐 (mápó dòufu).

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