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falafel
or fe·la·fel
[ fuh-lah-fuhl ]
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.
falafel
/ fəlˈɑːfəl /
noun
- a ball or cake of ground spiced chickpeas, deep-fried and often served with pitta bread
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Word History and Origins
Origin of falafel1
First recorded in 1950–55; from Levantine Arabic falāfil, plural of filfil “pepper”; possibly from Persian pilpil, from Sanskrit pippalī “long pepper,” or from Aramaic pilpāl “small round object, peppercorn”; pepper ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of falafel1
C20: from Arabic felāfil
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Example Sentences
Is falafel Israeli and can fried chickpeas have a nationality?
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Sure, some falafel places in Israel stuff a couple of french fries into the pita.
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When Zohar and I met at a falafel joint around the corner, I told him about Linda's reaction.
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Mom made me a cup of tea and then chewed me out for eating dinner when I knew that she'd been making falafel.
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