noodle
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- noun
- /ˈnuːdəl/
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- Josh ordered the chicken and noodles, and I had the Swiss steak.
- eat noodles
- egg noodles
- rice noodles
I might put that in my noodles and get those things spicy.
- I might put that in my noodles and get those things spicy.
- It was for a spicy black bean like noodle dish challenge.
- So far we've done the layer of noodle, the marscapone.
- Chicken soup, Tomato soup, Noodle soup, Cheese soup.
Examples
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In a large saucepan, cover the noodles with warm water until they soften.
Academic text (1990) -
I'm gonna have to show you how to make my chicken noodle soup soon then.
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We got some beef noodle soup that looks so good.
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So now I think it's time for the noodles that we made earlier.
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OK, so these have black noodles in them and then this is the sauce.
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I like the egg noodles better than the Italian ones.
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I have got chicken noodles with veg and stuff.
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A couple of minutes later, he was spooning up noodles and ground meat in tomato sauce.
Fiction book (1992) -
We talked about instant noodles, and we ate instant noodles.
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I enjoyed a delicious bowl of noodle soup for dinner.
Synonyms
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A flat, thick pasta in wide strips often served with sauce
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A long, flat pasta like thin ribbons used in Italian cooking
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A thin noodle made from wheat flour and eggs used in soups and main dishes
Compounds
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A soup with pieces of chicken, noodles, and vegetables in hot chicken broth
How Thick
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3.2
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4.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Noodle for the food comes from the German word Nudel, which means 'pasta'. Think of a long bit of dough rolled or bent like a 'knot', so noodle came to mean the ribbon-like pasta you cook.