ra·men (rä?m?n)n.1. A Japanese dish of noodles in broth, often garnished with small pieces of meat and vegetables.2. A thin white noodle served in this dish.[Japanese r?men, from Mandarin l?miàn, pulled noodles : l?, pull + miàn, noodle; see chow mein in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ramen (?r??m?n) n (Cookery) a Japanese dish consisting of a clear broth containing thin white noodles and sometimes vegetables, meat, etcpl n (Cookery) thin white noodles served in such a broth[Japanese, from Chinese la to pull + mian noodles]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ra?men (?r? m?n) n. Japanese noodles made primarily of wheat flour, usu. served in a broth with vegetables and meat. [1980?85;