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Where does “うどん” come from?

うどん (Japanese) comes from Chinese 餛飩, from Chinese 混沌 — Hundun; wholeness; inseparability; unclearness;...

うどん (Japanese): udon

Definitions

  1. udon

Ancestry of “うどん”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese餛飩wonton
2Chinese混沌Hundun; wholeness; inseparability; unclearness;...

Words derived from “うどん”

  • 烏龍
  • 烏冬
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