udon

[ oo-don ]

/ ˈuˌdɒn /

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noun, plural u·don.

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

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Origin of udon

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

Words nearby udon

Udmurt, Udmurt Autonomous Republic, Udmurt Republic, udo, udometer, udon, Udon Thani, UDR, UEFA, Uele, uey

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How to use udon in a sentence

As the head of the shopping district, Tsuji accepted Nakamoto’s request to open his udon restaurant.
As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime|Michelle Lee, Julia Mio Inuma|October 18, 2021|Washington Post
So when Nakamoto, the udon chef, tried to open up his restaurant in Tsuji’s shopping district — while he was still under the five-year ban — the cards seemed stacked against him.
As Japan’s yakuza mob weakens, former gangsters struggle to find a role outside crime|Michelle Lee, Julia Mio Inuma|October 18, 2021|Washington Post
For dinner, I made a variation of a lazy udon soup I’ve been making off and on throughout the pandemic.
20 Days of Turkey|Meghan McCarron|December 23, 2020|Eater
Genji smiled slightly, and said: "That is a very great compliment; but the Udon tree does not blossom so easily."
Japanese Literature|Various

The soba is a sort of vermicelli made of buckwheat, and the udon a kind of macaroni, solid and not in tubes.
A Japanese Boy|Shigemi Shiukichi
To provide for any among them that did not love sweet things we had the soba or the udon brought to us by their vender.
A Japanese Boy|Shigemi Shiukichi

British Dictionary definitions for udon

udon

/ (ˈuːdɒn) /

noun

(in Japanese cookery) large noodles made of wheat flour

Word Origin for udon

Japanese

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