falafel
/fəˈlɑfəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "There's a stall at the market that sells fantastic falafel."
- "Lebanese restaurants are especially good for vegetarians, with falafel rolls (pitta bread stuffed with chickpea patties, hummus and tabbouleh) making an inexpensive, filling meal."
- "I ate lafa — falafel with all the regular stuffings and sauces wrapped in a pizza size pita instead of being stuffed in it. Etai ordered a regular falafel. My lafiz was twice the size of his falafel and although neither of us could finish the lafiz, we embarked on it together."
- "Here, close-cropped future soldiers would learn how to introduce themselves to strangers, the proper way to order a falafel and a Coke, how to shout Get out of the car."
- "They decided, sotto voce, to go out for a falafel. […] The falafel itself was incidental: it was the array of salds, pickled and fried vegetables, olives and sauces which one stuffed into the pita that made it such an adventure."
- "A beggar, his head swathed in rags, was eating a falafel, bits of cucumber falling out of the pita's corners. He looked askance as Mustafa lumbered by."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: فَلَافِل
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fəˈlɑfəl/
- British English: /fəˈlɑːfəl/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Food.