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.
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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”
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Is falafel Israeli and can fried chickpeas have a nationality?
Sure, some falafel places in Israel stuff a couple of french fries into the pita.
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British Dictionary definitions for falafel
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
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