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soba
[ soh-buh ]
/ ˈsoʊ bə /
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noun, plural so·ba.
Japanese Cooking. a noodle made primarily from buckwheat flour, with some wheat flour added.
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Origin of soba
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Japanese: literally, “buckwheat, buckwheat noodle”
Words nearby soba
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soba
/ (ˈsəʊbə) /
noun
(in Japanese cookery) noodles made from buckwheat flour
Word Origin for soba
Japanese
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