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Definition of
falafel noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
falafel
noun
(
also
felafel
)
noun
NAmE
/
/
fəˈlɑfl
/
/
(
pl.
falafel
or
falafels
)
[
uncountable
,
countable
]
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a Middle Eastern dish consisting of small balls formed from crushed
chickpeas
and fried, usually eaten with flat bread; one of these balls
See
falafel
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falafel
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