felafel

[ fuh-lah-fuh l ]
/ fəˈlɑ fəl /

noun

falafel.

Words nearby felafel

feirie, feisal i, feisal ii, feist, feisty, felafel, feldene, feldenkrais method, feldsher, feldspar, feldspathic

Definition for felafel (2 of 2)

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”

British Dictionary definitions for felafel (1 of 2)

felafel
/ (fəlˈɑːfəl) /

noun

a variant spelling of falafel

British Dictionary definitions for felafel (2 of 2)

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