instant noodle

noun

One of a mass of dried precooked noodles fused with oil, usually soaked in boiling water for a few minutes before being eaten.

Meanings

nouninstant noodle (plural instant noodles)

plural instant noodles

  1. in pluralOne of a mass of dried precooked noodles fused with oil, usually soaked in boiling water for a few minutes before being eaten.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Japanese即席ラーメン
  2. Englishinstant noodle

Calque of Japanese 即席ラーメン (sokuseki rāmen).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 即食麵 /即食面, 公仔麵 /公仔面
  • 即食麵 /即食面 (zik¹ sik⁶ min⁶)a mass of precooked noodles
  • 公仔麵 /公仔面 (gung¹ zai² min⁶)a mass of precooked noodles
Chinese Mandarin 方便麵 /方便面, 速食麵 /速食面
  • 方便麵 /方便面 (fāngbiàn miàn)a mass of precooked noodles
  • 速食麵 /速食面 (sùshímiàn)a mass of precooked noodles
  • 泡麵 /泡面 (pàomiàn)a mass of precooked noodles
  • 快熟麵 /快熟面 (kuàishúmiàn)a mass of precooked noodles
Dutch instantnoedels
  • instantnoedelsa mass of precooked noodles
Finnish pikanuudeli
  • pikanuudelia mass of precooked noodles
French nouilles instantanées
  • nouilles instantanéesa mass of precooked noodles
German Fertignudel, Fertignudeln
  • Fertignudela mass of precooked noodles
  • Fertignudelna mass of precooked noodles
  • Instantnudelna mass of precooked noodles
Hindi त्वरित नूडल, इन्स्टेंट नूडल्स
  • त्वरित नूडल (tvarit nūḍal)a mass of precooked noodles
  • इन्स्टेंट नूडल्स (insṭẽṭ nūḍals)a mass of precooked noodles
  • मैगी (maigī)a mass of precooked noodles
Hungarian instant tészta
  • instant tésztaa mass of precooked noodles
Indonesian mi instan
  • mi instana mass of precooked noodles
Japanese インスタントラーメン, カップラーメン
  • インスタントラーメン (insutanto rāmen)a mass of precooked noodles
  • カップラーメン (kappu rāmen)a mass of precooked noodles
  • 即席麺 (sokusekimen)a mass of precooked noodles
  • 即席ラーメン (sokuseki rāmen)a mass of precooked noodles
Korean 라면, 인스턴트 라면
  • 라면 (ramyeon)a mass of precooked noodles
  • 인스턴트 라면 (inseuteonteu ramyeon)a mass of precooked noodles
  • 즉석라면 (jeukseongnamyeon)a mass of precooked noodles
  • 컵라면 (keomnamyeon)a mass of precooked noodles
  • 방가면 (banggamyeon)a mass of precooked noodles
  • 꼬부랑국수 (kkoburangguksu)a mass of precooked noodles
Malay mi segera
  • mi segeraa mass of precooked noodles
Polish zupa błyskawiczna, zupka chińska
  • zupa błyskawicznaa mass of precooked noodles
  • zupka chińskaa mass of precooked noodles
Portuguese macarrão instantâneo, miojo
  • macarrão instantâneoa mass of precooked noodles
  • miojoa mass of precooked noodles
  • lámena mass of precooked noodles
Russian лапша́ бы́строго приготовле́ния
  • лапша́ бы́строго приготовле́ния (lapšá býstrovo prigotovlénija)a mass of precooked noodles
Spanish fideos instantáneos
  • fideos instantáneosa mass of precooked noodles
Swedish snabbnudel
  • snabbnudela mass of precooked noodles
Tagalog instant mami
  • instant mamia mass of precooked noodles
Thai บะหมี่กึ่งสำเร็จรูป, มาม่า
  • บะหมี่กึ่งสำเร็จรูป (bà-mìi-gʉ̀ng-sǎm-rèt-rûup)a mass of precooked noodles
  • มาม่า (maa-mâa)a mass of precooked noodles
Turkish hazır erişte
  • hazır eriştea mass of precooked noodles
Ukrainian мівіна
  • мівіна (mivina)a mass of precooked noodles
Vietnamese mì ăn liền, mì tôm
  • mì ăn liềna mass of precooked noodles
  • mì tôma mass of precooked noodles
  • mì góia mass of precooked noodles
  • mì không người láia mass of precooked noodles
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Chicago

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