soba
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of soba
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Japanese: literally, “buckwheat, buckwheat noodle”
Example Sentences
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Take a break from the 14 beginner-friendly, mostly gentle trails with a steaming bowl of buckwheat soba at Chouji-An, then hit the slopes for a few more hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
Yoshihiro Serizawa, who runs a soba shop in Tokyo, said he spent about $19,000 on his new machine, which also accepts cashless payment — “a huge financial burden.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
Examples of food provided in the breast cancer clinical trial included peanut soba noodles, steel cut oatmeal, banana flax muffins, sweet potato enchiladas, and Mediterranean white bean soup.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
You want the soba noodles or the udon noodles because that's going to determine which restaurant you go to.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2024
When I wasn't at my shift I was learning how to cook regular western food since he hated Japanese food—sushi, mizu soup, soba, and all that stuff.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)
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