somyeon

S1O1M3Y4E1O1N1

noun

A kind of Korean noodle made with wheat flour.

Similar
somen
OriginKorean 소면 →
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Meanings

noun

alternative sōmen

  1. A kind of Korean noodle made with wheat flour.

    Usually made with cold buckwheat noodles, naengmyeon, or thin wheat flour noodles, somyeon, it’s also good with Vietnamese rice noodles (or so I say, but I’m a heathen).

    2016 July 1, David Tanis, “Spicy Cold Noodles Offer an Antidote to Summer Heat”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: somen

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of Korean noodle made with wheat flour.

Similar
somen
Also see
somen

Origin

  1. Korean소면
  2. Englishsomyeon

Borrowed from Korean 소면 (somyeon).

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

somyeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somyeon

MLA

“somyeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somyeon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “somyeon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/somyeon.

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