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yuba

yuba noun: dried tofu skin; the film that forms on top of a vat of boiling soy milk.

Noun

yuba (uncountable)

  1. Dried tofu skin; the film that forms on top of a vat of boiling soy milk.

Proper noun capitalized: Yuba

Yuba

  1. A former settlement in Yuba County, California, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States.
  3. A small village in Richland County, Wisconsin, United States.

Origin of yuba

Japanese 湯葉, ゆば (yuba)

Words formed from yuba

Phrases with yuba

Questions about yuba

What does yuba mean?
Yuba means dried tofu skin; the film that forms on top of a vat of boiling soy milk.
What part of speech is yuba?
Yuba can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near yuba in the dictionary

  1. yuanyang hudie pai
  2. yuanyangs
  3. Yuanzhou
  4. Yuapin
  5. Yuat
  6. yuba
  7. Yuba City
  8. Yuba County
  9. yubi lakpi
  10. yubitsume
  11. YUC

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