ramen
[ rah-muhn ]
/ ˈrɑ mən /
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noun Japanese Cooking.
(used with a singular verb) a bowl of clear soup containing noodles, vegetables, and often bits of meat.
(usually used with a plural verb) the Asian wheat noodles used in this soup: I prefer the wavy ramen to the straight ones.
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Also called larmen.
Origin of ramen
First recorded in 1960–65; from Japanese rāmen, from Chinese lāmiàn literally, “pull noodle”
Words nearby ramen
RAMC, ram down someone's throat, Rameau, Ramée, ramekin, ramen, ramentaceous, ramentum, ramequin, Rameses, ramet
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ramen
/ (ˈrɑːmən) /
noun
a Japanese dish consisting of a clear broth containing thin white noodles and sometimes vegetables, meat, etc
pl n
thin white noodles served in such a broth
Word Origin for ramen
Japanese, from Chinese la to pull + mian noodles
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