noodle
pronunciation
How to pronounce noodle in British English:
UK [ˈnuːdl]
How to pronounce noodle in American English:
US [ˈnuːdl]
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- Noun:
- a ribbonlike strip of pasta
- informal terms for a human head
Word Origin
- noodle (n.)
- "narrow strip of dried dough," 1779, from German Nudel, which is of unknown origin. West Flemish noedel and French nouille are German loan-words. The older noun meaning "simpleton, stupid person" (1753) probably is an unrelated word, as is the slang word for "head" (attested from 1914).
- noodle (v.)
- 1937 (implied in noodling), from noun meaning "improvised music," 1926, probably from noodle (n.), on analogy of the suppleness of the food and that of the trills and improvised phrases in jazz improvisations. Related: Noodled.
Example
- 1. The meat 's importance goes far beyond prices at the corner noodle stand .
- 2. The doctor cares about stuff and uses his considerable noodle to fight injustice tyranny and exploitation .
- 3. Those who follow asia 's fta mania refer to this as the " noodle bowl " .
- 4. They cut , slice , pull and even use a chopstick to create different noodle shapes .
- 5. I 'm still not sure whether to call this a warm salad or a room-temperature noodle dish , but I was happy to call it dinner .