[ fə'laf(ə)l , -'lα:- ]
(also felafel )
■ noun a Middle Eastern dish of spiced mashed chickpeas formed into balls and deep-fried.
Origin
from colloq. Egyptian Arab. falāfil , plural of Arab. fulful , filfil 'pepper'.
[ fə'laf(ə)l , -'lα:- ]
(also felafel )
■ noun a Middle Eastern dish of spiced mashed chickpeas formed into balls and deep-fried.
Origin
from colloq. Egyptian Arab. falāfil , plural of Arab. fulful , filfil 'pepper'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004