- falafil
- n. Middle Eastern dish made from small fried balls of ground chickpeas and seasonings
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
falafil
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falafel — /feuh lah feuhl/, n. Middle Eastern Cookery. an appetizer or snack consisting of a small croquette made with fava bean flour or ground chick peas, seasoned with toasted sesame seeds and salt, often served in pita bread. Also, falafil, felafel.… … Universalium
falafel — also felafel noun (plural falafel; also felafel) Etymology: Arabic falāfil Date: 1949 a spicy mixture of ground vegetables (as chick peas or fava beans) formed into balls or patties and then fried … New Collegiate Dictionary
Faláfel — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Archivo:Falafel.jpg Plato de falafel El faláfel o falafel (árabe: فلافل falāfil; hebreo: פלאפל faláfel) es una croqueta de garbanzos o habas cuyo origen se remonta a los tiempos de la Biblia y se originó en algún… … Wikipedia Español
Falafel — Fa|la|fel die; , n <aus gleichbed. arab. falāfil zu arab. filfil »Pfeffer«> pikante frittierte Bällchen aus gemahlenen Kichererbsen u. Linsen … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
falafel — by 1951 as a traveler s word, not common or domestic in English until 1970s; from Arabic falafil, said to mean crunchy … Etymology dictionary
falafel — [fə laf(ə)l, lα: ] (also felafel) noun a Middle Eastern dish of spiced mashed chickpeas formed into balls and deep fried. Origin from colloq. Egyptian Arab. falāfil, plural of Arab. fulful, filfil pepper … English new terms dictionary
falafel — fa•la•fel or felafel [[t]fəˈlɑ fəl[/t]] n. 1) coo a small deep fried croquette of ground chickpeas or fava beans and spices 2) coo a sandwich of pita bread filled with these croquettes • Etymology: 1950–55; < Ar falāfil … From formal English to slang
falafel — [fə läf′əl] n. pl. falafel [Ar falāfil] 1. a small croquette or patty of ground chickpeas and other vegetables, seasoned with spices and deep fried in oil 2. a sandwich made by stuffing this into the pocket of a pita … English World dictionary
felafel — n. (also falafel) (in Near Eastern countries) a spicy dish of fried rissoles made from mashed chick peas or beans. Etymology: Arab. falafil … Useful english dictionary
fe|la|fel — «fuh LAH fuhl», noun. a kind of pancake filled with fried peas, onions, and spices: »The fondness of little boys [in] Jerusalem for felafel is at least as strong as the popularity of hamburgers in America (Milwaukee Journal). Also, falafel.… … Useful english dictionary
