: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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Pasta, salads, wings and meatballs round out the menu.
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Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Patrons will have a choice of getting bottomless amounts of meatball rigatoni, lasagna, chipotle chicken penne and more.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
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Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Patrons will have a choice of getting bottomless amounts of meatball rigatoni, lasagna, chipotle chicken penne and more.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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