Meanings
nounchukamen (countable and uncountable, plural chukamens)
plural chukamens
- countableuncommonuncountableA type of thick Japanese egg-based ramen noodle.
Chukamen are similar to ramen or Chinese egg noodles; they’re yellow, and sold fresh or dried.
2010 February 26, Mark Bittman, “Yakisoba: Leeway Among the Noodles”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC1 more example
Instead, fresh ramen noodles called chukamen are traditionally used, although you can substitute wheat noodles as I've suggested or medium egg noodles.
[2014, MiMi Aye, Noodle! […] , A&C Black, →ISBN, page 28
Origin
- Japanese中華麺
- Englishchukamen
Borrowed from Japanese 中華麺 (chūkamen, literally “Chinese noodle”).
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chukamen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chukamen
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chukamen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chukamen.
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