falafel

[fuh-lah-fuhl] Origin

fa·la·fel

[fuh-lah-fuhl]
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.
Also, fa·la·fil, felafel.


Origin:
1950–55; < Arabic falāfil, derivative of filfil pepper
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Falafel is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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falafel or felafel (fəlˈɑːfəl)
 
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
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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