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ramen

ramen

25 3.2
A Japanese noodle soup, fresh or instant, usually with meat and vegetables
  • noun
  • /ˈrɑːmən/
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  • I ordered a delicious bowl of ramen topped with soft-boiled eggs and green onions.
  • ramen noodles
  • eat ramen
  • ramen bowl

And then I got a little ramen for later and strawberries.

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Examples

  • I've been living on ramen noodles for two weeks, and some fresh meat sure sounds good.

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  • I had ramen for lunch, Ramen for lunch.

  • So much ramen, so much ramen.

  • And I kind of want to expand my ramen life.

  • The key to making ramen is you boil the water, right?

  • So guys, this was amazing ramen with amazing guest Michelle.

  • Who said that instant ramen had to be cheap?

  • There's this ramen place around the corner.

  • You could also hitchhike to work each day and eat ramen for dinner.

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  • Remember when you were back in college and your budget dictated ramen noodles for dinner?

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Synonyms

bowl of ramen
vsramen
1 2.5

A serving of Japanese noodle soup with hot broth and toppings like meat or egg

includes both served soup and instant packaged versions

Compounds

A serving of Japanese noodle soup with hot broth and toppings like meat or egg

How Filling

casserole
54 2.8
stew
110 1.0
ramen
25 3.2
soup
733 1.0
broth
76 1.0

Surface Forms

ramen singular
ramens plural

Etymology

The word ramen comes from Japanese for a Chinese-style noodle dish and likely from Chinese lamian, which means 'pulled noodles'. That story helps explain why ramen today is a bowl of wheat noodles in hot broth, and why the quick packaged version is called 'instant ramen'.