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falafel in Arabic

فَلَافِل pl طَعْمِيَّة Levant

/fəˈlɑːfəl/US/fəˈlɑfəl/

falafel in Arabic: فَلَافِل pl طَعْمِيَّة (Levant), فَلَافِل (falāfil). In English, falafel means a Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita.

Arabic words for falafel

Middle Eastern food
فَلَافِل pl طَعْمِيَّة Levant
single falafel ball
فَلَافِل falāfil

English meaning of falafel

  1. noun A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita.
  2. noun A pita with falafel balls as a filling.
  3. noun A single falafel ball.

Full definition of falafel

falafel in a sentence

  • There's a stall at the market that sells fantastic falafel.
  • The stallholder puts salad into an open pita bread, followed by the four falafels, and then liberally covers them with hummus.

falafel in other languages

Questions about falafel in Arabic

What is the meaning of falafel in Arabic?
Falafel in Arabic is فَلَافِل pl طَعْمِيَّة (Levant), فَلَافِل (falāfil).
ما معنى كلمة falafel؟
Falafel: فَلَافِل pl طَعْمِيَّة (Levant), فَلَافِل (falāfil).
What does falafel mean in English?
Falafel means a Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita.

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