noodle

• Nom désignant une bande de pâte alimentaire allongée, ou, de manière familière, un terme pour la tête humaine.

A noun referring to a ribbon-like strip of pasta, or informally, a term for a human head.

1. Pasta stripA1formalculinary

   A ribbonlike strip of pasta, typically made from unleavened dough and cooked in boiling water.

   Nouille (pâte alimentaire en ruban)

   • She added noodles to the chicken soup.
   • I love eating ramen noodles for lunch.
   • The recipe calls for egg noodles.

   Synonymespastaribbon

2. B2informal

   An informal term for a human head, often used in the context of intelligence or thinking.

   tête (informel)

   • Use your noodle to solve this puzzle.
   • He's got a good noodle on his shoulders.
   • She's always thinking; that girl has a sharp noodle.

   Synonymesbeanblockcoconutdomenognogginnutpatesconce