fa·la·fel or fe·la·fel  (f ə-lä f əl)
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n.1. a. A mixture of ground spiced chickpeas or fava beans that is shaped into balls and deep-fried. b. A fried ball made of such a mixture. 2. A sandwich filled with such balls.
[Levantine colloquial Arabic falāfil, perhaps from pl. of earlier *filfal, from Aramaic pilpāl, small round thing, peppercorn, from palpēl, to be round, roll.] |
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