instant noodle
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English
Etymology
Calque of Japanese 即席ラーメン (sokuseki rāmen)[1]
Noun
instant noodle (plural instant noodles)
- (chiefly in the plural) One of a mass of dried precooked noodles fused with oil, usually soaked in boiling water for a few minutes before being eaten.
Translations
a mass of precooked noodles
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References
- ^ Chinatown News, vol. 17, no. 1, 1969, p. 55:
INSTANT NOODLES FROM JAPAN “Sokuseki Ramen,” or instant Japanese noodles cost 25 yen (7 cents) per meal. They take less than five minutes to prepare and serve piping hot.