: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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Whole Foods is planning to expand its offal selection, Fitzgerald told me; easy-to-cook options such as premade organ-meat burgers and meatballs should soon be available.
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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Get the recipe for Jessica Alba's turkey meatballs What Do These Turkey Meatballs Taste Like?
I was blown away by how succulent and juicy these turkey meatballs were.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
Shuai also drops the ball with his take on a Japanese tsukune meatball that has too many overpowering flavors for any of them — let alone the essence of jam jam — to really stand out.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
At the edge of spring that meant warming dishes like meatballs over polenta huddled against sides of sauteed chard and roasted carrots.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Get the recipe for Jessica Alba's turkey meatballs What Do These Turkey Meatballs Taste Like?
I was blown away by how succulent and juicy these turkey meatballs were.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
Shuai also drops the ball with his take on a Japanese tsukune meatball that has too many overpowering flavors for any of them — let alone the essence of jam jam — to really stand out.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
At the edge of spring that meant warming dishes like meatballs over polenta huddled against sides of sauteed chard and roasted carrots.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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