falafel

== English == === Alternative forms === felafel, falafil (less common) === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَلَافِل (falāfil). Doublet of peepul and pepper. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /fəˈlɑːfəl/, /fəˈlæfəl/, /fəˈlɒfəl/ (US) IPA(key): /fəˈlɑfəl/ Rhymes: -æfəl, -ɑːfəl, -ɒfəl Hyphenation: fa‧la‧fel === Noun === falafel (countable and uncountable, plural falafels or falafel) (uncountable) A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita. (countable) A pita with falafel balls as a filling. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:falafel. (countable) A single falafel ball. ==== Derived terms ==== fawaffle ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Alternative forms === falaffel === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَلَافِل (falāfil). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [faˈlɑfl̩] === Noun === falafel c (singular definite falaflen, plural indefinite falafler) falafel (single ball) ==== Declension ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَلَافِل (falāfil). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɑˈlɑfəl/, /fɑˈlaːfəl/ === Noun === falafel m (plural falafels, diminutive falafeltje n) falafel == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَلَافِل (falāfil). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɑlɑfel/, [ˈfɑ̝lɑ̝fe̞l] Rhymes: -ɑlɑfel Syllabification(key): fa‧la‧fel Hyphenation(key): fa‧la‧fel === Noun === falafel falafel ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “falafel”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَلَافِل (falāfil). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.la.fɛl/ === Noun === falafel m (plural falafels) falafel == Polish == === Etymology === Internationalism; compare English falafel, French falafel, German Falafel, ultimately from Arabic فَلَافِل (falāfil). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faˈla.fɛl/ Rhymes: -afɛl Syllabification: fa‧la‧fel === Noun === falafel m animal or m inan falafel (Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === falafel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN falafel in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Alternative forms === faláfel (following the Arabic stress) === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَلَافِل (falāfil). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /falaˈfel/ [fa.laˈfel] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: fa‧la‧fel === Noun === falafel m (plural falafels or falafeles) falafel === Further reading === “falafel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic فَلَافِل (falāfil). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -affel Hyphenation: fa‧la‧fel === Noun === falafel c falafel ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== falafelrulle ==== See also ==== kikärtor (“chickpeas”) === References === falafel in Svensk ordbok (SO) falafel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)