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What does falafel mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas and other ingredients. Often served in a pita.
  2. (countable) A pita with falafel balls inside.
  3. (countable) A single falafel ball.
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Fried eggplant and falafel form the base of this pita sandwich, complemented by tomatoes, yogurt, cabbage rolls, onions, and lettuce.
Combined with soup and appetisers such as kebabs, falafel, and pizzas or tortilla rolls, these can make a meal in themselves.
The lean meat was cut in slivers, arranged on crisp falafel cake, and crowned with a spoonful of tangy green-pepper relish.
Other common Arab dishes include shish kebab and falafel, which are deep fried balls of chickpeas served with tahini.
Many dine on falafel, sandwiches made with balls of deep-fried hummus, or grilled lamb sandwiches, called shwarma.
Hummus goes well with falafel or meat, and the tapenade and pesto will go well in Mediterranean meals.

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