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lufu

lufu noun: a type of fermented bean curd from Yunnan province in Southwest China with a reddish yellow color, soft texture, and savory flavor.

Noun

lufu (uncountable)

  1. A type of fermented bean curd from Yunnan province in Southwest China with a reddish yellow color, soft texture, and savory flavor.

Proper noun capitalized: Lufu

Lufu

  1. A Yukubenic language of Nigeria.

Origin of lufu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 滷腐／卤腐 (lǔfǔ).

Questions about lufu

What does lufu mean?
Lufu means a type of fermented bean curd from Yunnan province in Southwest China with a reddish yellow color, soft texture, and savory flavor.
What part of speech is lufu?
Lufu can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near lufu in the dictionary

  1. luftmenschen
  2. Lufton
  3. lufts
  4. Luftwaffe
  5. Lufty
  6. lufu
  7. lufuradom
  8. lug
  9. lug bolt
  10. lug bolts
  11. lug in

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