: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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Or, choose from prepared dishes like lasagna, meatballs in sugo, baked ziti or a variety of vegetable side dishes.
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Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Workers prep hundreds of patties each morning, using ice cream scoops to form the ground beef — purchased from a market down the street, with just a pinch of salt added — into meatballs, which are flattened in a tortilla press.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The recipe is inspired by Italian wedding soup, a classic Italian American vegetable and meatball soup that often includes pasta.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Topped with half a slice of provolone cheese, each meatball is like a mini Italian cheeseburger.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
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Sunny Hubler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Workers prep hundreds of patties each morning, using ice cream scoops to form the ground beef — purchased from a market down the street, with just a pinch of salt added — into meatballs, which are flattened in a tortilla press.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The recipe is inspired by Italian wedding soup, a classic Italian American vegetable and meatball soup that often includes pasta.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Topped with half a slice of provolone cheese, each meatball is like a mini Italian cheeseburger.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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