soba

noun

so·​ba ˈsō-bə How to pronounce soba (audio)
: a Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour

Examples of soba in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Thinly sliced bok choy is thrown in with soba noodles just before draining them, giving you perfectly blanched greens and silky noodles in just four minutes. Laura McLively, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024 Later, a chef (Hazuki Kikuchi) bathes soba noodles in the water, Takumi throws the wood into a Franklin stove to heat his home and Hana creates a mental map of the forest based on these plants. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024 The amount is equivalent to more than 6,000 orders of his most popular dish: soba with mixed vegetables and seafood tempura, which costs just over $3. John Yoon, New York Times, 7 June 2024 Meals aren't included in room rates here, but complimentary soba is offered in the evenings. Christina Liao, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for soba 

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Word History

Etymology

Japanese

First Known Use

circa 1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soba was circa 1896

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“Soba.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soba. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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