fa·la·fel or fe·la·fel (f -lä fl)n. 1. Ground spiced chickpeas shaped into balls and fried. 2. A sandwich filled with such a mixture. [Arabic fal  fil, pl. of filfil, pepper, probably from Sanskrit pippal ; see pepper.] |
falafel, felafel [fəlˈɑːfəl]
n
(Cookery) a ball or cake of ground spiced chickpeas, deep-fried and often served with pitta bread
[from Arabic felāfil]
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| Noun | 1. | falafel - small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds dish - 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" |
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