falafel
noun
fa·la·fel
fə-ˈlä-fəl 
variants
or less commonly felafel
plural falafel also felafel
: a spicy mixture of ground vegetables (such as chickpeas or fava beans) formed into balls or patties and then fried
Examples of falafel in a Sentence
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What to expect at Jasmine Grill The Jasmine Grill’s menu includes appetizers like baba ganoush, hummus and falafel, and salads like taboleh and fatush.
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
The Mediterranean menu, which includes items like crispy falafel, hummus, Greek chicken, and grain bowls and pitas, is inspired by three of the cofounders, Ike Grigoropolous, Ted Xenohristos, and Chef Dimitri Moshovitis, all sons of Greek immigrants.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
Only one eatery is open — a modest shawarma and falafel joint catering mainly to soldiers.
—Isabel Kershner Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
There’s also Zahra—roasted cauliflower topped with tahini and roasted pine nuts—and of course, falafel.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
In December, Israeli American chefs Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook were accused of supporting genocide in Gaza when their Philadelphia falafel shop raised more than $100,000 for United Hatzalah, an Israeli nonprofit emergency medical response group.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
The falafel itself was dry, but the yogurt helped even out the texture and flavor.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
The afternoon’s entertainment had arrived: a bouncy slide, along with food carts offering ice cream, hot chocolate, popcorn, cotton candy, and falafel.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
Cairo's Gyros Cairo’s Gyros is now open in Gilbert, serving Mediterranean favorites like gyros, falafel, shawarma and Greek burgers and salads.
—The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
The Mediterranean menu, which includes items like crispy falafel, hummus, Greek chicken, and grain bowls and pitas, is inspired by three of the cofounders, Ike Grigoropolous, Ted Xenohristos, and Chef Dimitri Moshovitis, all sons of Greek immigrants.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
Only one eatery is open — a modest shawarma and falafel joint catering mainly to soldiers.
—Isabel Kershner Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
There’s also Zahra—roasted cauliflower topped with tahini and roasted pine nuts—and of course, falafel.
—Laura Ness, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
In December, Israeli American chefs Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook were accused of supporting genocide in Gaza when their Philadelphia falafel shop raised more than $100,000 for United Hatzalah, an Israeli nonprofit emergency medical response group.
—Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
The falafel itself was dry, but the yogurt helped even out the texture and flavor.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
The afternoon’s entertainment had arrived: a bouncy slide, along with food carts offering ice cream, hot chocolate, popcorn, cotton candy, and falafel.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
Cairo's Gyros Cairo’s Gyros is now open in Gilbert, serving Mediterranean favorites like gyros, falafel, shawarma and Greek burgers and salads.
—The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Falafel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/falafel. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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