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tofus

tofus is the alternative form of tophus.

tofus is the plural of tofu.

Meaning of tophus

Noun

tophus (plural tophi)

  1. A deposit of monosodium urate crystals in the body, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood.

Meaning of tofu

Noun

tofu (countable and uncountable, plural tofus)

  1. A protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
    • First, marinate the tofu. In a bowl, whisk the kecap manis, chilli sauce, and sesame oil together. Cut the tofu into strips about 1cm thick, mix gently (so it doesn't break) with the marinade and leave in the fridge for half an hour.2012 May 8, Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, Random House, →ISBN, page 79
  2. A box or rectangle, empty or with a question mark or hexadecimal code inside, displayed by some systems in place of a character not supported by available fonts. (such as _□ or 𐕪)

Forms of tofus

pluraltofi

Phrases with tofus

Questions about tofus

What is tofus the alternative form of?
Tofus is the alternative form of tophus.

Words near tofus in the dictionary

  1. tofuburgers
  2. tofulike
  3. tofurkey
  4. tofurkies
  5. tofurky
  6. tofus
  7. tog
  8. tog bag
  9. tog bags
  10. toga
  11. toga parties

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tofus (page history and authors); tophus (page history and authors); tofu (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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