udon

American  

[oo-don] / ˈuˌdɒn /

noun

• udon
  plural

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

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udon British  

/ ˈuːdɒn /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• udon
  plural

Etymology

Origin of udon

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

Example Sentences

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udon

I’d roam Gardena and Torrance, eating soba, udon and tempura.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Eastough, who's been farming for almost 40 years, grows wheat, canola and lupin with the wheat either exported to South-East Asia for udon noodles or used domestically in biscuits, bread and pasta.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

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

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 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

He’s never eaten in a universal commissary with choices from udon to bucatini, Irish stew to pepián.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera