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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

tofu frito

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tofu frito

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fried Tofu/fraɪd ˈtoʊ.fu/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #15000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ela gosta de comer tofu frito com legumes."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Blocks or slices of soybean curd that have been submerged in hot oil and cooked until crispy and golden brown.

    "She added crispy fried tofu to the vegetable stir-fry."
  2. 2

    A common protein ingredient in Asian vegetarian and vegan cuisine, often served in soups, noodles, or with dipping sauces.

    "The noodle soup comes with a generous portion of seasoned fried tofu."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines the English past participle 'fried', derived from the Old French 'frire' and Latin 'frigere' (meaning to roast or fry), with 'tofu', a loanword from Japanese 'tofu' (豆腐), which ultimately originates from the Chinese 'dòufu' (豆腐, fermented beans).

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