soba

noun

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

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My favorite is the lime and fig soba, with its sweet and sour notes and light broth. Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026 Eat your fill of soba noodles at Azumaya Soba, an Iwate prefecture staple for over a century. Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026 Chef Manabu Asanuma highlights Japanese snow crab through a $425 per person prix fixe tasting menu, featuring delicate shabu-shabu, charcoal grilling and his signature hand-cut soba—each expressing the ingredient’s natural sweetness and depth. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 Traditionally, soba are made entirely from tender buckwheat flour. Kate Williams, AJC.com, 18 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soba

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 5 May. 2026.

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