udon

[oo-don]

noun

plural

udon 

1. a thick, white Japanese noodle made from wheat flour, often served in soup.

udon

/ ˈuːdɒn /

noun

1. (in Japanese cookery) large noodles made of wheat flour

Word History and Origins

Origin of udon¹

First recorded in 1905–10; from Japanese: literally, “wheat noodle,” from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese wū dōng (miàn) “udon (noodles)”

Word History and Origins

Origin of udon¹

Japanese

Example Sentences

The stores are best known for their numerous feats of “instant-izing” food, a process in which nearly every conceivable dish is turned into a packaged meal: spaghetti, Japanese udon, fried rice that you squeeze out of a tube.

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She said all of Watchara's relatives have come to her home in Udon Thani province to closely monitor the news.

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He and Bianca's father, Mark, flew out the next day, by which point the girls were in a hospital in Udon Thani, over the border from Laos in Thailand.

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It has this gorgeous udon dish.

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I think most people think udon is a whole bowl of noodles.

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