falafel
or fe·la·fel
[ fuh-lah-fuhl ]
/ fəˈlɑ 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 fa·la·fil .
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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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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