instant noodle

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instant noodle

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Calque of Japanese 即席ラーメン (sokuseki rāmen).

noun instant noodles

  1. in plural One of a mass of dried precooked noodles fused with oil, usually soaked in boiling water for a few minutes before being eaten.

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noun a mass of precooked noodles

Españolfideos instantáneos
한국어라면 ramyeon, 인스턴트 라면 inseuteonteu ramyeon, 즉석라면 jeukseongnamyeon, 컵라면 keomnamyeon
日本語インスタントラーメン insutanto rāmen, カップラーメン kappu rāmen, 即席麺 sokusekimen, 即席ラーメン sokuseki rāmen
中文方便麵 /方便面 fāngbiàn miàn, 速食麵 /速食面 sùshímiàn, 泡麵 /泡面 pàomiàn
हिन्दीत्वरित नूडल tvarit nūḍal, इन्स्टेंट नूडल्स insṭẽṭ nūḍals, मैगी maigī
Portuguêsmacarrão instantâneo, miojo, lámen
Françaisnouilles instantanées
DeutschFertignudel, Fertignudeln, Instantnudeln
Русскийлапша́ бы́строго приготовле́ния lapšá býstrovo prigotovlénija
Tiếng Việtmì ăn liền, mì tôm, mì gói, mì không người lái

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@misc{instant_noodle_2026,
  title = {instant noodle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/instant%20noodle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}