soba

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UK/ˈsəʊbə/US/ˈsoʊbə/New Zealand/ˈsɐʉbɘ/

noun

A Japanese buckwheat noodle.

OriginJapanese 蕎麦 →
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Meanings

soba1

nounsoba (countable and uncountable, plural sobas)

plural sobas

  1. countableuncountableA Japanese buckwheat noodle.

soba2

nounsoba (plural sobas)

plural sobas

  1. A traditional community leader in Angola.

Origin

  1. Japanese蕎麦
  2. Englishsoba

Borrowed from Japanese 蕎麦 (soba).

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Translations

Arabic سُوبَا, سُوبَا
  • سُوبَا (sūbā)Japanese buckwheat noodle
  • سُوبَا (sobā)Japanese buckwheat noodle
Chinese Cantonese 蕎麥麵 /荞麦面
  • 蕎麥麵 /荞麦面 (kiu⁴ mak⁶ min⁶)Japanese buckwheat noodle
Chinese Mandarin 蕎麥麵條 /荞麦面条, 蕎麥麵 /荞麦面
  • 蕎麥麵條 /荞麦面条 (qiáomài miàntiáo)Japanese buckwheat noodle
  • 蕎麥麵 /荞麦面 (qiáomàimiàn)Japanese buckwheat noodle
Finnish soba
  • sobaJapanese buckwheat noodle
French soba
  • sobaJapanese buckwheat noodle
German Soba
  • SobaJapanese buckwheat noodle
Japanese 蕎麦
  • 蕎麦 (soba)Japanese buckwheat noodle
Korean 소바
  • 소바 (soba)Japanese buckwheat noodle
Persian سوبا
  • سوبا (sobâ)Japanese buckwheat noodle
Portuguese soba
  • sobaJapanese buckwheat noodle
Russian со́ба
  • со́ба (sóba)Japanese buckwheat noodle
Spanish soba
  • sobaJapanese buckwheat noodle

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

sober (non-rhotic)

Anagrams

boassaboSOABasbo
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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