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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A high-protein food made from partially cooked, fermented soybeans.

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  • noun An Indonesian food made from partially-cooked fermented soybeans, mixed with a fungus (Rhizopus oligosporus)

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Indonesian tempe, from Javanese, soybean cakes.]

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