udon

Where does the word "udon" come from? It comes from Japanese udon, and was adopted directly into English (1900s).

Udon’s story begins in Japanese: udon meant “thick wheat noodles.” A thick wheat-flour noodle. It reached English by 1900s as udon. Said to have been brought from China by the monk Kūkai in the 800s. Today, udon means a type of thick wheat-flour noodle used in Japanese cuisine.

1. Stage 1 · Japanese · medieval udon "thick wheat noodles", a thick wheat-flour noodle.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1900s udon "a thick Japanese wheat noodle", said to have been brought from China by the monk Kūkai in the 800s.