Etymology

mee hoon

Today it means: flour for making noodles (such as rice flour; uncooked rice vermicelli noodles) Full definition →

Hokkien 麵粉 /面粉
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The story

  1. Hokkien · borrowed from麵粉 /面粉
  2. English todaymee hoon

From Hokkien 麵粉 /面粉 (mī-hún).

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