falafel
or fe·la·fel
[ fuh-lah-fuh l ]
/ fəˈlɑ fəl /
noun Middle Eastern Cookery.
a small croquette made with ground chickpeas or fava beans and spices, often served with salad and tahini in pita bread.
Sometimes
fa·la·fil.
Origin of falafel
1950–55; < Levantine Arabic
falāfil, plural of
filfil “pepper”; possibly from Persian
pilpil, from Sanskrit
pippalī “long pepper,” or from Aramaic
pilpāl “small round object, peppercorn”
Words nearby falafel
Example sentences from the Web for falafel
Is falafel Israeli and can fried chickpeas have a nationality?
Sure, some falafel places in Israel stuff a couple of french fries into the pita.
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British Dictionary definitions for falafel
falafel
felafel
/ (fəlˈɑːfəl) /
noun
a ball or cake of ground spiced chickpeas, deep-fried and often served with pitta bread
Word Origin for falafel
C20: from Arabic
felāfil