ramen

[rah-muhn]

ra·men

[rah-muhn]
noun Japanese Cookery.
a bowl of clear soup containing noodles, vegetables, and often bits of meat.
Also called larmen.


Origin:
< Japanese rāmen < Chinese lāmiàn literally, pull noodle
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ramen (ˈrɑːmən)
 
n
1.  a Japanese dish consisting of a clear broth containing thin white noodles and sometimes vegetables, meat, etc
 
pl n
2.  thin white noodles served in such a broth
 
[Japanese, from Chinese la to pull + mian noodles]

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