oden

O1D2E1N1

noun

A Japanese one pot winter dish, of varying ingredients.

OriginJapanese おでん →
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Meanings

nounoden (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Japanese one pot winter dish, of varying ingredients.

    The arrival of cooler weather means konbini counters will soon be offering piping hot oden – a kind of Japanese stew.

    [2024 November 8, Justin McCurry, “Coffee, sandwiches, underwear, beer: a day in the life of Japan’s beloved konbini stores”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

  1. Japaneseおでん
  2. Englishoden

Borrowed from Japanese おでん.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

donenodeendoDeonondeDeno
Cite this entry
APA

oden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oden

MLA

“oden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oden. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oden,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oden.

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