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blood tofu

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A food product made of coagulated animal blood, used in various Asian cuisines.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blood curd, blood jelly, blood pudding

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 血豆腐 (xuèdòufu).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 紅 /红 (hung4) — food product made of coagulated animal blood
  • Chinese Mandarin: 血豆腐 (xuèdòufu) — food product made of coagulated animal blood
  • Chinese Mandarin: 血 (xuè) — food product made of coagulated animal blood
  • Chinese Mandarin: 血旺 (xuèwàng) — food product made of coagulated animal blood
  • Finnish: verihyytelö — food product made of coagulated animal blood
  • Thai: เลือด (lʉ̂ʉat) — food product made of coagulated animal blood