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falafel
fa·la·fel or fe·la·fel F0019400 (fə-lä′fəl)n.1. a. A mixture of ground spiced chickpeas or fava beans that is shaped into balls and deep-fried.b. A fried ball made of such a mixture.2. A sandwich filled with such balls.
[Levantine colloquial Arabic falāfil, perhaps from pl. of earlier *filfal, from Aramaic pilpāl, small round thing, peppercorn, from palpēl, to be round, roll.]falafel (fəlˈɑːfəl) or felafeln (Cookery) a ball or cake of ground spiced chickpeas, deep-fried and often served with pitta bread[C20: from Arabic felāfil]fa•la•fel or fe•la•fel (fəˈlɑ fəl)
n. 1. a small deep-fried croquette of ground chickpeas or fava beans and spices. 2. a sandwich of pita bread filled with these croquettes. [1950–55; < Arabic falāfil] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | falafel - small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seedsfelafeldish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"Middle East, Mideast, Near East - the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" |
falafel
Synonyms for falafelnoun small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seedsSynonymsRelated Words- dish
- Middle East
- Mideast
- Near East
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