lo mein en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- lō'mān' (General-American)
- /ˌloʊ ˈmeɪn/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Taishanese 撈麵 /捞面 (lau¹ men⁵). See also chow mein, yi mein.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A Chinese dish consisting of soft noodles stir fried with vegetables and meat in sauce.
Yakisoba is one of those dishes with roots in several countries. Although it’s from Japan, it is Chinese influenced, similar to chow mein and lo mein.
2010 February 26, Mark Bittman, “Yakisoba: Leeway Among the Noodles”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
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yue 撈麵 /捞面 (Chinese dish)