Etymology

lamian

la·mian
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Today it means: A type of hand-pulled Chinese noodle. Full definition →

Mandarin 拉麵 /拉面
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from拉麵 /拉面“pulled noodle”
  2. English todaylamian

Borrowed from Mandarin 拉麵 /拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodle”). Doublet of laghman, ramen, and ramyeon.

Words from the same roots

Mandarin拉麵 all →

ramenramyeon

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