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falafel

Meaning

  1. (uncountable) A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita.
  2. (countable) A pita with falafel balls as a filling.
  3. (countable) A single falafel ball.

Synonyms

Translations

falafel

felafel

الفلافل

felafel

فَلَافِل

طَعْمِيَّة

falafel

φαλάφελ

Frequency

30k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fəˈlɑːfəl/
Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic فَلَافِل (falāfil). Doublet of peepul and pepper.

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