noodle
noun/ˈnuːdl/
/ˈnuːdl/
- [usually plural] a long thin piece of pasta, used especially in Chinese and Italian cooking
- chicken noodle soup
- Would you prefer rice or noodles?
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- [countable] (North American English, old-fashioned, slang) your noddle (= your head; your brain)
Word Originsense 1 late 18th cent.: from German Nudel, of unknown origin.
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