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chukamen

chukamen noun: a type of thick Japanese egg-based ramen noodle.

Noun

chukamen (countable and uncountable, plural chukamens)

  1. (uncommon) A type of thick Japanese egg-based ramen noodle.
    • Chukamen are similar to ramen or Chinese egg noodles; they’re yellow, and sold fresh or dried.2010 February 26, Mark Bittman, “Yakisoba: Leeway Among the Noodles”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Instead, fresh ramen noodles called chukamen are traditionally used, although you can substitute wheat noodles as I've suggested or medium egg noodles.[2014, MiMi Aye, Noodle! […] , A&C Black, →ISBN, page 28

Forms of chukamen

pluralchukamens

Origin of chukamen

Borrowed from Japanese 中華麺 (chūkamen, literally “Chinese noodle”).

Questions about chukamen

What does chukamen mean?
Chukamen means a type of thick Japanese egg-based ramen noodle.
What part of speech is chukamen?
Chukamen is a noun.
What is the plural of chukamen?
The plural of chukamen is chukamens.

Words near chukamen in the dictionary

  1. chuiwan
  2. Chuj
  3. chuk-chuk
  4. Chuka
  5. Chukai
  6. chukamen
  7. chukar
  8. chukar partridge
  9. chukar partridges
  10. chukars
  11. Chukcha

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