蕎麦 — meaning in English

English meaning

• buckwheat noun A broad-leafed plant grown for its small, triangular seeds, which are used as a grain-like food even though it is not a true cereal or related to wheat.
• soba noun A thin Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour, served hot in broth or cold with a dipping sauce.

Senses

蕎麦 is used for these senses in English:

• soba A Japanese buckwheat noodle.

buckwheat — full definition

1. noun A broad-leafed plant grown for its small, triangular seeds, which are used as a grain-like food even though it is not a true cereal or related to wheat.
2. noun The seed of this plant, eaten as a pseudocereal.

Related Japanese words