🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Nudel

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈnuːdl̩

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Noodle/ˈnuː.dəl/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Ich koche gerne Nudeln mit Tomatensoße."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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

The word 'noodle' is believed to have originated from the German word 'Nudel', which dates back to the 18th century. The term likely evolved from the Middle High German 'nudel', which referred to a type of pasta or dumpling, reflecting the culinary traditions of Central Europe.

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