falafel

fa·la·fel

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fuh-lah-fuh l]
- /fəˈlɑ fəl/
- /fəˈlæf.əl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fuh-lah-fuh l]
- /fəˈlɑ fəl/

Definitions of falafel word

noun falafel a small croquette made with ground chickpeas or fava beans and spices, often served with salad and tahini in pita bread. 1
noun falafel A Middle Eastern dish of spiced mashed chickpeas or other pulses formed into balls or fritters and deep-fried, usually eaten with or in pita bread. 1
noun falafel a ball or cake of ground spiced chickpeas, deep-fried and often served with pitta bread 0
noun falafel a small croquette or patty of ground chickpeas and other vegetables, seasoned with spices and deep-fried in oil 0
noun falafel a sandwich made by stuffing this into the pocket of a pita 0

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Origin of falafel

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

1950-55; < Levantine Arabic falāfil, plural of filfil “pepper”; possibly from Persian pilpil, from Sanskrit pippalī “long pepper,” or from Aramaic pilpāl “small round object, peppercorn”

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Parts of speech for Falafel

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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falafel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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