# falafel

Pronunciation: say "fuh-LAH-fuhl" US /fəˈlɑfəl/, UK /fəˈlɑːfəl/

## Noun

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

## Origin

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

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