Ramen

//ˈɹɑːmən// intj, noun

intj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style). countable, uncountable

    "A founder’s first goal, Graham wrote, is becoming “ramen profitable”: spending thriftily and making just enough to afford ramen noodles for dinner."

  2. 2
    A type of instant noodles. countable, uncountable
Intj
  1. 1
    amen humorous

    "[...] For thine is the colander, the noodle, and the sauce, forever and ever. RAmen."

Example

More examples

"We sometimes combine going for a drive with eating the ramen we love so."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 /拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”). Doublet of laghman, lamian, and ramyeon.

Related phrases

pho-menram-donramen profitableinstant noodle

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