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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNoodle
/ˈnuː.dəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A staple food made from unleavened dough which is rolled flat and cut, stretched, or extruded into long strips or strings.
"She boiled a pot of water to cook the fresh wheat noodles." - 2
Informal term for a person's head.
"Put on your thinking cap and use your noodle!"
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the early 18th-century German word 'Nudel', which itself likely originated from the Latin 'nodus' meaning 'knot', referring to the lumped shape of the dough. Over centuries, the term evolved to designate unleavened dough strips cooked in various culinary traditions worldwide.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Noodle" is said worldwide
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nouille
Transliteration: nuj
"Les nouilles chinoises sont délicieuses."
Nudel
Transliteration: ˈnuːdl̩
"Ich koche gerne Nudeln mit Tomatensoße."
spaghetto
Transliteration: spaˈɡetto
"Ho mangiato un piatto di spaghetti."
fideo
Transliteration: fiˈðeo
"La sopa de fideos está caliente."
massa
Transliteration: ˈmasɐ
"Comprei massa para o jantar."
नूडल
Transliteration: nuudal
"मुझे चाउमीन नूडल्स बहुत पसंद हैं।"
面条
Transliteration: miàn tiáo
"我今天中午吃了牛肉面条。"
국수
Transliteration: guksu
"점심으로 따뜻한 국수를 먹었습니다."
麺
Transliteration: men
"日本のラーメンは美味しい麺料理です。"
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