tofu

n. a soft, white food made from soy milk that is used in cooking, especially in Asian dishes.

n. a protein-rich food made by curdling soy milk and pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks.

“I like to fry tofu with vegetables and ginger for a quick dinner.”

“The chef marinated the firm tofu in a blend of soy sauce and sesame oil before searing it to achieve a crisp exterior.”

n. a small empty box that appears on a screen when your computer does not have the right font to show a character.

n. a rectangular placeholder symbol displayed by a computer system when a character is not supported by the active font.

“The website was full of tofu because my old browser couldn't read the emojis.”

“The developer noticed several tofu blocks in the user interface, indicating that the system lacked the necessary character support for the foreign script.”

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