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udon

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

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  • /ˈuːdɒn/
  • rhymes with -uːdɒn

1

noun

Meaning 1

A Japanese wheat noodle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Japanese 饂飩 (udon), which is probably from Middle Chinese 餛飩 (hwon dwon, “wonton”).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ուդոն (udon) — udon
  • Chinese Cantonese: 烏冬 /乌冬 — udon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 烏冬麵 /乌冬面 (wūdōngmiàn) — udon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 烏龍麵 /乌龙面 (wūlóngmiàn) — udon
  • French: udon — udon
  • German: Udon — udon
  • Indonesian: udon — udon
  • Japanese: 饂飩 (udon) — udon
  • Japanese: うどん (udon) — udon
  • Korean: 우동 (udong) — udon
  • Polish: udon — udon
  • Russian: удо́н (udón) — udon