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falafel

or feĀ·laĀ·fel

[ fuh-lah-fuhl ]
/ fÉ™Ėˆlɑ fəl /
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noun Middle Eastern Cooking.
a small croquette made with ground chickpeas or fava beans and spices, often served with salad and tahini in pita bread.
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Sometimes faĀ·laĀ·fil .

Origin of falafel

1950–55; <Levantine Arabic falāfil, plural of filfil ā€œpepperā€; possibly from Persian pilpil, from Sanskrit pippalÄ« ā€œlong pepper,ā€ or from Aramaic pilpāl ā€œsmall round object, peppercornā€

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British Dictionary definitions for falafel

falafel

felafel

/ (fəlĖˆÉ‘Ėfəl) /

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
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