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udon

/ˈuːdɒn/

udon noun: a Japanese wheat noodle.

udon: a Japanese wheat noodle
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Noun

udon (usually uncountable, plural udon or udons)

  1. (usually) A Japanese wheat noodle.
    • The first time I had niku udon was at a Japanese convenience store, now long closed, near Columbia University in the mid-1990s. For about $5, the attendants would plop a handful of freshly boiled udon into a Styrofoam cup and add a ladle of dashi broth seasoned with soy sauce and mirin.2022 October 19, J. Kenji López-Alt, “What Kenji López-Alt Makes His Family for Dinner”, in The New York Times

udon meaning in Indonesian

udon in Indonesian

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Forms of udon

pluraludon
pluraludons

Plural of udon: udon or udons

Origin of udon

From Japanese 饂飩 (udon), which is probably from Middle Chinese 餛飩 (hwon dwon, “wonton”).

Words formed from udon

Phrases with udon

Questions about udon

What does udon mean?
Udon means a Japanese wheat noodle.
What is udon in Indonesian?
Udon in Indonesian is udon. See Udon meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is udon?
Udon is a noun.
How do you pronounce udon?
Udon is pronounced /ˈuːdɒn/.
What is the plural of udon?
The plural of udon is udon.

Words near udon in the dictionary

  1. Udolphoish
  2. udometer
  3. udometers
  4. udometric
  5. udometry
  6. udon
  7. Udon Thani
  8. udonellid
  9. udons
  10. udorthent
  11. udorthents

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