falafel

/fəˈlæfəl//fəˈlɑfəl/

noun

  1. 1

    A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas and other ingredients. Often served in a pita.

    There's a stall at the market that sells fantastic falafel.
  2. 2

    A pita with falafel balls inside (like a sandwich or a wrap).

  3. 3

    A single falafel ball.

    The stallholder puts salad into an open pita bread, followed by the four falafels, and then liberally covers them with hummus.

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