falafel

noun

Sayfuh-LAH-fuhlUS/fəˈlɑfəl/UK/fəˈlɑːfəl/

Pluralfalafels (some meanings), falafel (some meanings)

3 meanings of falafel

1
noununcountable
A Middle Eastern food consisting of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans mixed with other ingredients, often served in a pita.
The market stall sold warm falafel wrapped in paper.
She learned to fry falafel using her grandmother's recipe.
2
nouncountable
A single ball of falafel, the deep-fried chickpea or broad-bean food.
A single falafel rolled off the plate and onto the table.
She bit into a falafel, still hot from the fryer.
3
nouncountable
A pita filled with falafel balls.
He wolfed down a falafel between back-to-back meetings.
The vendor handed her a falafel wrapped in foil.

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Borrowed from Arabic فَلَافِل (falāfil). It is a doublet of peepul and pepper.