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German

Nudel

noodle

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A few long, narrow pasta noodles on a plain plate, with one loosely curved strip separated in front so its thin, flattened dough shape is unmistakable.
noun

noodle

NOO-duhl/ˈnuːdl/

A strip or tube of pasta or similar dough food.

Etymology
noodleGermannoodle

German Nudel already denoted the dough food, and English retained that concrete meaning. The German word’s deeper origin is unknown.

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