falafel
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fəl noun Middle Eastern Cookery.
an appetizer or snack consisting of a small croquette made with fava-bean flour or ground chick peas, seasoned with toasted sesame seeds and salt, often served in pita bread.
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| —n | |
| a ball or cake of ground spiced chickpeas, deep-fried and often served with pitta bread | |
| [C20: from Arabic felāfil] | |
| felafel or felafel | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from Arabic felāfil] | |
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Falafel
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Word Origin & History
falafel
by 1960 as a traveler's word, not common and domestic in English until 1970s; said to mean "crunchy" in Arabic.
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Example sentences
Crushed skinned broad beans are made into a paste mixed with spices and parsley to make falafel.
Popular items among locals include the lemon chicken soup, falafel and kebabs served over tomato infused bulgur rice.
The falafel shop next door was doing a brisk business.
The falafel is moist and bursting with mint, the roasted eggplant purée chunky and lush.
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