falafel

noun

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

Pluralfalafels (some meanings), falafel (some meanings)

3 meanings of falafel

1
noununcountable
A Middle Eastern food made from ground chickpeas or beans, shaped into balls and fried.
Like a meatball, but made from beans instead of meat.
We bought some falafel from a street stall for lunch.
The small cafe makes fresh falafel every morning.
2
nouncountable
A single fried ball made from chickpeas or beans.
He popped a falafel into his mouth before dinner.
Each falafel was crisp on the outside and soft inside.
3
nouncountable
A pita bread filled with fried chickpea balls.
Like a sandwich, but the bread is a soft pocket filled with bean balls.
I grabbed a falafel from the food truck on my way home.
She ordered a falafel with extra sauce.

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Borrowed from the Arabic word "falāfil".