falafel
/fəˈlɑːfəl/(亦作 felafel)
noun
mass noun
- a Middle Eastern dish of spiced mashed chickpeas or other pulses formed into balls or fritters and deep-fried, usually eaten with or in pitta bread油炸豆泥丸(一种中东菜肴, 用鹰嘴豆或其他豆类的豆子泥加香料做成的丸子油炸而成, 常与皮塔饼同吃或夹在饼中食用)。
词源
from colloquial Egyptian Arabic falāfil, plural of Arabic fulful, filfil 'pepper'.