Etymology

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Today it means: beef belly (either ox tripe, tenderloin, or offal) and noodles soup (usually tangy/savory and spicy) with beef shanks or flanks Full definition →

Hokkien 牛腩麵 /牛腩面
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from牛腩麵 /牛腩面“beef belly noodles”
  2. English todaygulami

Borrowed from Hokkien 牛腩麵 /牛腩面 (gû-lám mī, “beef belly noodles”).

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