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keftedes

keftedes noun: a Greek dish of meatballs, similar to koftas.

Noun

keftedes sg or pl

  1. (plural, singular) A Greek dish of meatballs, similar to koftas.
    • The cook comes out to join us after we’ve been served with large quantities of keftedes, tyropites, cheese, salad, fish, steak, melon and probably other plates which slipped by me unnoticed.1982, George Galt, “A Benefactor”, in Trailing Pythagoras, Dunvegan, Ont.: Quadrant Editions, →ISBN, page 59
    • Serve the keftedes as soon as they’re cooked, with the salad and some pickled green chillies on the side.2017, Tom Kerridge, “Keftedes with parsley and lemon salad”, in Tom Kerridge’s Dopamine Diet: My Low Carb, Stay-Happy Way to Lose Weight, London: Absolute Press, →ISBN, “Minced Meat Dishes” section...

Origin of keftedes

Borrowed from Greek κεφτέδες (keftédes).

Questions about keftedes

What does keftedes mean?
Keftedes means a Greek dish of meatballs, similar to koftas.
What part of speech is keftedes?
Keftedes is a noun.

Words near keftedes in the dictionary

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  3. kefiran
  4. kefirs
  5. Keflavik
  6. keftedes
  7. Keftian
  8. Keftians
  9. Keftiu
  10. kefuffle
  11. kefuffles

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