meatball
noun
meat·ball ˈmēt-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Students recently taste-tested a meatball sub, a turkey, ham and cheese croissant, and a mango smoothie, among other items. 
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Pack in the protein with a steak and cheese, a chicken parm sub, or a meatball grinder. Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 To get herself over the hump and take home the top prize, the morgue worker collected the testes of dead men and used them in her meatball dish, the false article said. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 The menu will feature spaghetti with sauce and meatball, salad, bread and dessert. Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2022 On summer nights, the energy is outside in the haute-minimalist courtyard, where patrons order chicken meatball skewers, miso veggies, Japanese omelettes and ice cream with almond soy brittle. Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 July 2022 Options include Cuban sandwich, Middle Eastern-style chicken wrap, barbacoa beef torta, pulled pork on honey biscuit, jerk chicken wrap, cold vegetable wrap with tahini-mint yogurt sauce and meatball hoagie. Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2022 From healthy chicken meatballs to spicy pork meatballs to balls made out of leftover Thanksgiving stuffing, these are the best meatball recipes for any night of the week. Gabriella Vigoreaux, Good Housekeeping, 23 July 2022 Weighing in at a full pound, this meatball is made with ground Wagyu, a tender and more richly marbled variety of beef that imparts a creamy richness to the usually middle-of-the-road dish. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 See More
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Pack in the protein with a steak and cheese, a chicken parm sub, or a meatball grinder. Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 To get herself over the hump and take home the top prize, the morgue worker collected the testes of dead men and used them in her meatball dish, the false article said. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 The menu will feature spaghetti with sauce and meatball, salad, bread and dessert. Hartford Courant, 2 Aug. 2022 On summer nights, the energy is outside in the haute-minimalist courtyard, where patrons order chicken meatball skewers, miso veggies, Japanese omelettes and ice cream with almond soy brittle. Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 July 2022 Options include Cuban sandwich, Middle Eastern-style chicken wrap, barbacoa beef torta, pulled pork on honey biscuit, jerk chicken wrap, cold vegetable wrap with tahini-mint yogurt sauce and meatball hoagie. Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2022 From healthy chicken meatballs to spicy pork meatballs to balls made out of leftover Thanksgiving stuffing, these are the best meatball recipes for any night of the week. Gabriella Vigoreaux, Good Housekeeping, 23 July 2022 Weighing in at a full pound, this meatball is made with ground Wagyu, a tender and more richly marbled variety of beef that imparts a creamy richness to the usually middle-of-the-road dish. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
meatball
noun
meat·ball ˈmēt-ˌbȯl
: a small round lump of chopped or ground meat