: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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To eat, there are carne asada or mushroom empanadas ($8 each), mahi mahi skewers with mango habanero salsa ($20), buffalo meatballs ($16) or seabass ceviche and yucca chips ($18) – plus rosemary truffle fries ($9).
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Garlic is used for its robust flavor, both in the meatballs and the soup.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In the photo, the doting mom showed their matching bowls of cottage cheese, chicken meatballs, eggs and avocado.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The sandwich shop received a yellow placard after inspectors measured meatballs outside of proper holding temperature.
—Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Garlic is used for its robust flavor, both in the meatballs and the soup.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In the photo, the doting mom showed their matching bowls of cottage cheese, chicken meatballs, eggs and avocado.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The sandwich shop received a yellow placard after inspectors measured meatballs outside of proper holding temperature.
—Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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