ramen
SayRAH-muhnUS/ˈɹɑmən/UK/ˈɹɑːmən/
- 1A Japanese dish of wheat noodles served in a hot, tasty broth with toppings like meat and egg.
Like a hearty noodle soup you eat with chopsticks and a spoon.
We slurped hot bowls of ramen at the little noodle shop.
She added a soft egg and green onions to her ramen.
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- 2Dried noodles in a packet that cook in minutes when you add boiling water.
Like a cup of soup powder, but with a block of dried noodles inside.
He lived on cheap ramen all through college.
Just add boiling water to the ramen and wait three minutes.
- 3A funny way to say "amen," used as a joke by people who love noodles.
May our bowls never be empty, ramen!
She raised her chopsticks and said, "Ramen to that!"
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Origin
It comes from Japanese "rāmen," which came from Mandarin Chinese "lāmiàn," meaning "pulled noodles."