noodleとは意味・読み方・使い方

発音

Chinese-style noodles (etymology 1, sense 1) served in soup.

Japanese udon are called noodles (etymology 1, sense 1) in both the United Kingdom and the United States.

Fusilli is a type of Italian pasta; it is called noodles (etymology 1, sense 1) only in the United States.

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /nuːdl̩/
• (General American, Scotland) IPA^(key): /nud(ə)l/
• 韻: -uːdəl
• ハイフネーション: nood‧le

語源 1

Borrowed from German Nudel (“piece of pasta, noodle”) (possibly through Dutch noedel (“noodle”));^[1] further etymology uncertain, probably a variant of Knödel (“dumpling”), from Middle High German knödel (“dumpling; small knot”), and then either:^[2]

• from knode, knote (“knot”) (from Old High German knodo, knoto (“knot”), perhaps ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *knappō (“knob; boy”)) + -el (diminutive suffix); or
• from Ladin menùdli (“small dough dumpling in soup”), probably from Latin minutulus (“very small, tiny”) (in the sense of food chopped into small pieces), a diminutive of minūtus (“diminished; having been diminished”), the perfect passive participle of minuō (“to make smaller, diminish, lessen, reduce”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”).

名詞

noodle (複数形 noodles)

1. (usually in the plural) A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.

   She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup.

2. (by extension) An object which is long and thin like a noodle (sense 1).
   1. (informal) Short for pool noodle (“a long, slender tube または rod, extruded from buoyant foam かつ usually brightly coloured, used as an exercise tool または toy in swimming pools”).
3. (archaic) A dumpling cooked by boiling and served in soup; a knaidel or knödel.

使用する際の注意点

In British English, the word noodle (sense 1) is chiefly used to describe Asian or northern-European food items comprising long, thin strands of dough. In American English, noodle can also refer to Italian pasta which in British English would only be referred to as pasta.^[2][3]

下位語

派生語

参考

• pasta
• Thesaurus:noodle

語源 2

The origin of the noun is uncertain; it is possibly a variant of noddle (“the head”).^[4] The verb is derived from the noun.^[5]

名詞

noodle (複数形 noodles) (informal)

1. (dated) A person with poor judgment; a fool.
   • 1751, [Alain-René Lesage], “Which is as Short as the Foregoing”, in [Tobias George Smollett], transl., The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. […], volume I, 3rd edition, London: […] J. Osborn, […], OCLC 221001351, book III, page 244:

     Laura told me the names of all the actors and actreſſes as they preſented themſelves; and, not contented vvith this, the ſatyrical baggage deſcrib'd their characters nicely, as they appeared. "This here (ſaid ſhe) is a noodle—That fellovv is a brute: […]."

   • 1796 March 25 (first performance), J[ames] C. Cross, “The Village Doctor, a Burletta. […]”, in Parnassian Bagatelles: Being a Miscellaneous Collection of Poetical Attempts. […], London: […] Burton and Co. […]; [for] Bellamy, […], published 1796, OCLC 1325864377, page 140:

     You vvrong me, noodle (boxes his ears). Novv then to the point.

   • 1826, [Walter Scott], chapter III, in Woodstock; Or, The Cavalier. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, OCLC 991895633, page 67:

     [T]hou would'st fling thy cuckoldy steeple-hat one way, and that bloodthirsty long-sword another, and trip like the noodles of Hogs-Norton, when the pigs play on the organ.

   • 1839, Sydney Smith, “Preface”, in The Works of the Rev. Sydney Smith. […], volume I, London: […] [A[ndrew] Spottiswoode] for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, […], OCLC 230676077, page viii:

     [A] long and hopeless career in your profession, the chuckling grin of noodles, the sarcastic leer of the genuine political rogue— […] these were the penalties exacted for liberality of opinion at that period; and not only was there no pay, but there were many stripes.

   • 1854, Charles Dickens, “Final”, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], OCLC 4389957, book the third (Garnering), page 349:

     If that portrait could speak, sir,— […] it would testify, that a long period has elapsed since I first habitually addressed it as the picture of a Noodle. Nothing that a Noodle does, can awaken surprise or indignation; the proceedings of a Noodle can only inspire contempt.

2. (slang) The brain; the head.
   • 2006, Mark Victor Hansen; Art Linkletter, “Mind or Are You ‘Sageing’ or Aging?”, in How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life, Nashville, Tenn.: Nelson Books, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 172:

     [W]hat appears to at first glance to be a thinking problem can be a problem with sight or hearing. […] There's nothing wrong with your noodle; it's your sensory equipment that needs a bit of help. Learn to compensate.

派生語

• noodledom
• noodlehead
• noodleism

動詞

noodle (三人称単数 現在形 noodles, 現在分詞 noodling, 過去形および過去分詞形 noodled)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To fool or trick (someone).

   Synonym: dupe

2. (intransitive, Britain, dialectal, informal) To engage in frivolous behaviour; to fool around or waste time.

語源 3

Possibly either:^[6]

• a blend of Shetland Scots nune (“to sing softly, croon, hum”) (from Danish nynne, Norwegian nuna, nynna (“to hum; to sing”), originally imitative)^[7] + English doodle (“to play the bagpipes”) (chiefly Scotland); or
• from Norn (unattested), from Old Norse *grynta, from Proto-Germanic *grunnatjaną (“to grunt”), a frequentative of Proto-Germanic *grunnōną (“to grunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrun- (“to shout”) (かつ thus a doublet of grunt).

動詞

noodle (三人称単数 現在形 noodles, 現在分詞 noodling, 過去形および過去分詞形 noodled)

1. (transitive, intransitive, Shetland, singing) To hum or sing (a tune) at a low pitch or volume.

語源 4

The origin of the verb is uncertain; it is possibly derived:^[8]

• from noodle (“to hum or sing (a tune) at a low pitch or volume”) (Shetland) (see etymology 3); or
• from German nudeln (“to make music または sing listlessly; to make music または sing at a low pitch または volume, または in an improvisatory manner”) (Leipzig), apparently from Nudel (“piece of pasta, noodle”) (see etymology 1) + -n (a variant of -en (suffix forming the infinitives of verbs)).

The word was probably also influenced by doodle (“to draw または scribble aimlessly”, verb).

The noun is probably derived from the verb, though the verb is first attested later. The noun was probably also influenced by doodle (“small mindless sketch”, noun).^[9]

動詞

noodle (三人称単数 現在形 noodles, 現在分詞 noodling, 過去形および過去分詞形 noodled)

1. (transitive)
   1. (chiefly jazz) To play (a musical instrument または passage of music) or to sing (a passage of music) in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play (a series of ornamental notes) on an instrument.
   2. (US, informal) To ponder or think about (something).

      Synonym: mull over

      “Noodle that thought around for a while,” said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class.

2. (intransitive)
   1. (chiefly jazz) To play a musical instrument or to sing in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play a series of ornamental notes on an instrument.

      He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful.

      • 1965, W[ystan] H[ugh] Auden, “[Thanksgiving for a Habitat] XI: The Cave of Nakedness (for Louis かつ Emmie Kronenberger)”, in About the House, New York, N.Y.; Toronto, Ont.: Random House, OCLC 291865, page 34:

        [A]udible here and there / in the half-dark, members of an avian orchestra / are already softly noodling, limbering up for / an overture at sunrise, […]

      • 2020 November 9, Gwen Ihnat, “With McCartney III, Paul McCartney Offers Lessons from a Legendary Life”, in The A.V. Club‎^[2], archived from the original on 16 May 2022:

        We’ve learned the prospective danger of Macca [Paul McCartney] noodling around in the studio from McCartney III’s predecessors—“Wonderful Christmastime” came out of the McCartney II sessions, after all.

   2. (US, informal)
      1. To ponder or think, especially in an unproductive or unsystematic manner; to muse.

         He noodled over the problem for a day or two before making a decision.

      2. To attempt in an informal or uncertain manner; to fiddle.

         If the machine is really broken, noodling with the knobs is not going to fix it.

      3. Often followed by about or around: to mess around, to play.

派生語

• noodler
• noodling (noun)

名詞

noodle (複数形 noodles)

1. (chiefly jazz) An improvised passage of music played on an instrument; also, a series of ornamental notes played on an instrument; a trill.

派生語

• noodly

語源 5

Origin uncertain; possibly:^[10]

• from noodle (“to fool or trick (someone)”) (廃れた用法) (see etymology 2); or
• from nodule (“rounded mass または irregular shape”).

動詞

noodle (三人称単数 現在形 noodles, 現在分詞 noodling, 過去形および過去分詞形 noodled) (Australia)

1. (transitive)
   1. To search (mullock (“mining または ore processing waste”)) for opals.
   2. To obtain (an opal) by searching through mullock.
   3. (also figuratively) To clear extraneous material from (an opal).
3. (intransitive) To search mullock for opals; to fossick.
   • 1989, Association for Industrial Archaeology, Industrial archaeology review, volume 12:

     On the Olympic Field the tour-group is permitted to ‘noodle’ (hunt for opals) on the waste or mullock heaps […]

   • 1994, RonMoon, Outback Australia: a Lonely Planet Australia guide:

     In Coober Pedy, noodling for opals is generally discouraged, although a few tourist spots, such as the Old Timers Mine, have noodle pits open to the public.

   • 2006, Making Waves: 10 Years of the Byron Bay Writers Festival, Marele Day, Susan Bradley Smith, Fay Knight, editor,(Please provide the book title または journal name):

     We learn how Lennon used to noodle (fossick) for opal as a kid, how camels were for a long time the only form of transportation, and where the name 'Coober Pedy' came from.

語源 6

Origin unknown; perhaps related to guddle (“to catch (fish) with the hands”).^[11]

動詞

noodle (三人称単数 現在形 noodles, 現在分詞 noodling, 過去形および過去分詞形 noodled)

1. (fishing) To catch (fish (usually very large catfish), turtles, or other aquatic animals) with the hands; also, to catch (fish) using a gaff or fishing spear; to gaff.

   (to catch with the hands): Synonym: guddle

   Fred had several lacerations on his hands from noodling for flathead in the river.

派生語

• noodling (noun)

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