Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A Chinese dish of boiled wheat noodles stir-fried with vegetables, seasonings, and other ingredients, such as chicken.

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  • noun a Chinese dish consisting of soft noodles stir fried with vegetables and meat in sauce

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Cantonese lou1 min6 : lou1, to stir, mix (akin to Mandarin lāo, to scoop out, from Middle Chinese law), Cantonese min6, noodle; see chow mein.]

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