פלאפל

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פלאפל

/faˈlafel/ Modern Israeli

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Borrowed from Arabic فَلَافِل (falāfil), broken plural of فِلْفِل (filfil)

noun פָלָאפֶל · faláfel · פָלָאפֶלִים

uncountable, usually falafel
slang One of the oak leaves on the epaulettes of Israeli military uniforms to indicate senior officer ranks: for majors up. איכשהו, האישה עם הפלאפל בפיתה עומדת כל הזמן בדרכם של האנשים עם הפלאפל על הכתף, והעניינים, כפי שנהוג לומר, מסתבכים.
broadly, slang A senior officer. אני לא רוצה לעצבן את הפלאפלים.

In English

falafel Middle Eastern food

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MLA

"פלאפל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%9C. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

פלאפל. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%9C

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"פלאפל." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%9C.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {פלאפל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%A4%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}