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DictionarynoodlePasta strip or tube
noun

noodle

NOO-duhl/ˈnuːdl/

A strip or tube of pasta or similar dough food.

A long noodle curves across the plate beside several straight ones.

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.
Etymology
noodleGermannoodle

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

In context

Preppy Kitchen10:40
You can cut your pasta to any width you'd like. Gonna go for a slightly thicker noodle, just give it a cut.
Easy Pasta Dough Recipe

More examples

  • She added noodles to the soup.
  • He lifted a slippery noodle with his chopsticks.
  • The recipe uses wide rice noodles.

Forms

noodle · noodles