udon

[ oo-don ]

noun

, plural u·don.

1. a thick, white Japanese noodle made from wheat flour, often served in soup.

udon

/ ˈuːdɒn /

noun

1. (in Japanese cookery) large noodles made of wheat flour

Word History and Origins

Origin of udon¹

First recorded in 1905–10; from Japanese: literally, “wheat noodle,” from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese wū dōng (miàn) “udon (noodles)”

Word History and Origins

Origin of udon¹

Japanese

Example Sentences

As the head of the shopping district, Tsuji accepted Nakamoto’s request to open his udon restaurant.

From Washington Post

So when Nakamoto, the udon chef, tried to open up his restaurant in Tsuji’s shopping district — while he was still under the five-year ban — the cards seemed stacked against him.

From Washington Post

For dinner, I made a variation of a lazy udon soup I’ve been making off and on throughout the pandemic.

From Eater

Genji smiled slightly, and said: "That is a very great compliment; but the Udon tree does not blossom so easily."

From Project Gutenberg

The soba is a sort of vermicelli made of buckwheat, and the udon a kind of macaroni, solid and not in tubes.

From Project Gutenberg

To provide for any among them that did not love sweet things we had the soba or the udon brought to us by their vender.

From Project Gutenberg