Definition of "falafel" in English

noun

1. (uncountable) A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients, often served in a pita.

   • There's a stall at the market that sells fantastic falafel.

2. (countable) A pita with falafel balls as a filling.

3. (countable) A single falafel ball.

   • The stallholder puts salad into an open pita bread, followed by the four falafels, and then liberally covers them with hummus.