Meanings
plural udons
- uncountableusuallyA Japanese wheat noodle.
The first time I had niku udon was at a Japanese convenience store, now long closed, near Columbia University in the mid-1990s. For about $5, the attendants would plop a handful of freshly boiled udon into a Styrofoam cup and add a ladle of dashi broth seasoned with soy sauce and mirin.
2022 October 19, J. Kenji López-Alt, “What Kenji López-Alt Makes His Family for Dinner”, in The New York Times
Origin
- Middle Chinese餛飩“wonton”
- Japanese饂飩
- Englishudon
From Japanese 饂飩 (udon), which is probably from Middle Chinese 餛飩 (hwon dwon, “wonton”).
More words from Japanese, Middle Chinese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 烏冬 /乌冬
- 烏冬 /乌冬udon
Chinese Mandarin 烏冬麵 /乌冬面, 烏龍麵 /乌龙面
- 烏冬麵 /乌冬面 (wūdōngmiàn)udon
- 烏龍麵 /乌龙面 (wūlóngmiàn)udon
French udon
- udonudon
German Udon
- Udonudon
Indonesian udon
- udonudon
Japanese 饂飩, うどん
- 饂飩 (udon)udon
- うどん (udon)udon
Korean 우동
- 우동 (udong)udon
Polish udon
- udonudon
Russian удо́н
- удо́н (udón)udon
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
udon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/udon
“udon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/udon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “udon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/udon.
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