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falafel
or feĀ·laĀ·fel
[ fuh-lah-fuhl ]
/ fÉĖlÉ fÉl /
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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
1950ā55; <Levantine Arabic falÄfil, plural of filfil āpepperā; possibly from Persian pilpil, from Sanskrit pippalÄ« ālong pepper,ā or from Aramaic pilpÄl āsmall round object, peppercornā
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falafel
felafel
/ (fÉlĖÉĖfÉl) /
noun
a ball or cake of ground spiced chickpeas, deep-fried and often served with pitta bread
Word Origin for falafel
C20: from Arabic felÄfil
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