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instant noodle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

One of a mass of dried precooked noodles fused with oil, usually soaked in boiling water for a few minutes before being eaten.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

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History

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 即席ラーメン (sokuseki rāmen)

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 即食麵 /即食面 (zik1 sik6 min6) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Chinese Cantonese: 公仔麵 /公仔面 (gung1 zai2 min6) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 方便麵 /方便面 (fāngbiàn miàn) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 速食麵 /速食面 (sùshímiàn) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泡麵 /泡面 (pàomiàn) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 快熟麵 /快熟面 (kuàishúmiàn) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Dutch: instantnoedels — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Finnish: pikanuudeli — a mass of precooked noodles
  • French: nouilles instantanées — a mass of precooked noodles
  • German: Fertignudel — a mass of precooked noodles
  • German: Fertignudeln — a mass of precooked noodles
  • German: Instantnudeln — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Hungarian: instant tészta — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Indonesian: mi instan — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Japanese: インスタントラーメン (insutanto rāmen) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Japanese: 即席麺 (sokusekimen) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Japanese: カップラーメン (kappu rāmen) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Japanese: 即席ラーメン (sokuseki rāmen) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Khmer: មីកញ្ចប់ (mii kɑɑkɑñcɑp) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Korean: 라면 (ramyeon) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Korean: 인스턴트 라면 (inseuteonteu ramyeon) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Korean: 즉석라면 (jeukseongnamyeon) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Korean: 컵라면 (keomnamyeon) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Korean: 방가면 (banggamyeon) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Korean: 꼬부랑국수 (kkoburangguksu) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Lao: ຫມີ່ກຶ່ງສໍາເລັດຮູບ (mī kưng sam let hūp) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Malay: mi segera — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Mongolian: бэлэн гоймон (belen gojmon) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Polish: zupa błyskawiczna — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Polish: zupka chińska — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Portuguese: macarrão instantâneo — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Portuguese: miojo — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Portuguese: lámen — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Russian: лапша́ бы́строго приготовле́ния (lapšá býstrovo prigotovlénija) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Spanish: fideos instantáneos — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Swedish: snabbnudel — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Tagalog: instant mami — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Thai: บะหมี่กึ่งสําเร็จรูป (bà-mìi-gʉ̀ng-sǎm-rèt-rûup) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Thai: มาม่า (maa-mâa) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Turkish: hazır erişte — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Ukrainian: мівіна (mivina) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Uyghur: تەييار چۆپ (teyyar chöp) — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Uzbek: tezpishar ugra — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Vietnamese: mì ăn liền — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Vietnamese: mì tôm — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Vietnamese: mì gói — a mass of precooked noodles
  • Vietnamese: mì không người lái — a mass of precooked noodles