falafel
英 [fə'læf(ə)l; -'lɑː-]
美[fə'læfl]
- n. 沙拉三明治(等于felafel)
英英释义
- 1. small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds
中文词源
falafel 炸肉丸子(中东食品)
来自阿拉伯语falafil,松脆的,可口的,可能来自拟声词。
英文词源
- falafel (n.)
- by 1951 as a traveler's word, not common or domestic in English until 1970s; from Arabic falafil, said to mean "crunchy."