falafel
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falafel
- /fəˈlɑːfəl/ UK
- /fəˈlæfəl/ UK
- /fəˈlɒfəl/ UK
- /fəˈlɑfəl/ US
Rhymes with -æfəl, -ɑːfəl, -ɒfəl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Arabic فَلَافِل (falāfil). Doublet of peepul and pepper.
noun falafels · falafel · felafel · falafil
- A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita. There's a stall at the market that sells fantastic falafel.
- A pita with falafel balls as a filling. I ate lafa — falafel with all the regular stuffings and sauces wrapped in a pizza size pita instead of being stuffed in it. Etai ordered a regular falafel. My lafiz was twice the size of his falafel and although neither of us could finish the lafiz, we embarked on it together.
- 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.
Translations
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noun Middle Eastern food
| Español | falafel, faláfel |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 팔라펠 pallapel |
| 日本語 | ファラフェル faraferu, ファラーフェル farāferu |
| 中文 | 鷹嘴豆泥球 /鹰嘴豆泥球 yīngzuǐdòuníqiú, 法拉費 /法拉费 fǎlāfèi |
| हिन्दी | फ़लाफ़ल falāfal, फ़लाफ़िल falāfil |
| Português | faláfel, falafel |
| Français | falafels, falafel |
| Deutsch | Falafel |
| Italiano | falafel, felafel |
| Ελληνικά | φαλάφελ faláfel, φελάφελ feláfel |
| Română | falafel |
| Русский | фала́фель faláfelʹ |
| עברית | פָלָאפֶל falafel |
noun pita with falafel balls inside
| Español | falafel, faláfel |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 法拉費皮塔餅 /法拉费皮塔饼 fǎlāfèi pítǎbǐng |
noun single falafel ball
| Español | falafel, faláfel |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 鷹嘴豆泥球 /鹰嘴豆泥球 yīngzuǐdòuníqiú, 法拉費 /法拉费 fǎlāfèi |
| हिन्दी | फ़लाफ़ल falāfal, फ़लाफ़िल falāfil |
| Français | falafel |
| Italiano | falafel, felafel |
| Ελληνικά | ρεβυθοκεφτές revythokeftés, ρεβιθοκεφτές revithokeftés, φαλάφελ faláfel, φελάφελ feláfel |
| العربية | فَلَافِل falāfil |
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title = {falafel},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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