Definition of Falafel

1. Noun. Small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds.

Exact synonyms: Felafel
Generic synonyms: Dish
Geographical relationships: Middle East, Mideast, Near East

Definition of Falafel

1. Noun. A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas and other ingredients. Often served in a pita. ¹

2. Noun. A pita with falafel balls inside. ¹

3. Noun. A single falafel ball. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Falafel

1. ground spiced vegetables formed into patties [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Falafel

fakest
fakester
fakesters
fakey
fakie
fakies
fakin'
faking
fakir
fakirism
fakirisms
fakirs
faklempt
fakon
fal la
falafel (current term)
falafels
falaj
falajes
falanaka
falbala
falbalas
falcade
falcades
falcarinol
falcata
falcate
falcated
falcation
falcations

Literary usage of Falafel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Artichoke Trail: A Guide to Vegetarian Restaurants, Organic Food Stores by James A Frost (2000)
"Local surfers Darryl and Darryl highly recommend falafel Of Santa Cruz (1501 ... Huge falafel sandwiches send them into an after-surfing feeding frenzy. ..."

2. Daytrips New York: 50 One Day Adventures in New York City and Nearby New by Earl Steinbicker (2002)
"and $$ Tom's (2880 Broadway at 112th St.) A typical diner with typical diner food, made famous on the Seinfeld TV series. * 212-864-6137. $ Amir's falafel ..."

3. Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"Lunch specials include spinach and cheese croissant turnovers and falafel burgers; for dinner, don't miss the lemon pepper crusted halibut. ..."

4. Adventure Guide Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Ed Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"Lunch specials include spinach and cheese croissant turnovers and falafel burgers; for dinner, don't miss the lemon pepper-crusted halibut. ..."

5. Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2006)
"... (strained yogurt), and a huge falafel with lettuce and tomato wrapped in a thick pita. Mil Sabores (Paseo Colon, near the overhead walkway, ..."

6. Adventure Guide to Guatemala by Shelagh McNally (2003)
"It does, however, have wonderful Middle Eastern dishes such as falafel and pita bread sandwiches. There are also vegetarian specials and fresh fruit drinks. ..."

7. The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin (1997)
"Pizza, spaghetti, falafel, sushi, tortillas, cold cuts, and egg rolls figure no less on the list of choices. Many filters, in the form of various taboos and ..."

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