soba

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soba¹

  • /ˈsəʊbə/ UK
  • /ˈsoʊbə/ US
  • /ˈsɐʉbɘ/ New Zealand

Sounds like sober (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with (Received Pronunciation) -əʊbə, (General American) -oʊbə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 蕎麦 (soba).

noun sobas

  1. countable, uncountable A Japanese buckwheat noodle.

soba²

noun sobas

  1. A traditional community leader in Angola.

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noun Japanese buckwheat noodle

Españolsoba
한국어소바 soba
日本語蕎麦 soba
中文蕎麥麵條 /荞麦面条 qiáomài miàntiáo, 蕎麥麵 /荞麦面 qiáomàimiàn
Portuguêssoba
Françaissoba
DeutschSoba
Русскийсо́ба sóba
العربيةسُوبَا sūbā, سُوبَا sobā

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"soba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/soba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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soba. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/soba

Chicago

"soba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/soba.

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@misc{soba_2026,
  title = {soba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/soba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}