noodle

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Garganeli is a tube noodle which is rolled up from a square piece of pasta.

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  1. noun A narrow, ribbonlike strip of dried dough, usually made of flour, eggs, and water.
  2. noun Slang The human head.
  3. noun Slang A weak, foolish, or stupid person.
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  • "Alexis is a tough noodle," Centennial coach Karen Weitz said. —  Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines
  • Another thing that will bake your noodle is that IE6 and IE7 also don't do the same things. —  ASP.NET Forums
  • For the most part Matthews is a tad on the wet-noodle side for my tastes, but this —  In The Company Of Glenn
  • The classic game gives you 60 seconds to toss as many footballs through the holes as your noodle arms allows. —  iPod Product Center
  • You'll be able to chose your type of noodle (wheat or rice), broth (organic chicken or vegan / vegetarian), and base (kale; dried seaweed; seitan; or wok-fried and shredded burdock, carrots, and lotus roots in soy sauce).
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macaroni ·  spaghetti ·  pasta ·  sausage ·  salad ·  gravy ·  cereal ·  lentil ·  broccoli ·  cracker ·  rice ·  pork

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noodle:   noodles
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  1. German Nudel.
  2. Probably alteration of noddle.
  3. Imitative.

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  1. Origin obscure; cf. noddy.
  2. Usually or always in plural, noodles (= French nouilles), from German nudel, macaroni, vermicelli; origin obscure.
 

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