"udon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈuːdɒn/ Forms: udon [plural], udons [plural]
Rhymes: -uːdɒn Etymology: From Japanese 饂飩 (udon), which is probably from Middle Chinese 餛飩 (ɦuən duən, “wonton”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ja|饂飩|tr=udon}} Japanese 饂飩 (udon), {{uder|en|ltc|餛飩||wonton}} Middle Chinese 餛飩 (ɦuən duən, “wonton”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|udon|s}} udon (usually uncountable, plural udon or udons)
  1. A Japanese wheat noodle. Wikipedia link: udon Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Foods Derived forms: kitsune udon Translations (udon): ուդոն (udon) (Armenian), 烏冬 (Chinese Cantonese), 乌冬 (english: wu¹ dung¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 烏冬麵 (Chinese Mandarin), 乌冬面 (wūdōngmiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), udon [masculine] (French), Udon (German), udon (Indonesian), 饂飩 (udon) (alt: うどん) (Japanese), うどん (udon) (Japanese), 우동 (udong) (Korean), udon (Polish), удо́н (udón) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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