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Falafel

2 stages from Arabic to English.

Today it means a fried patty made from ground chickpeas or fava beans, popular in Middle Eastern cuisine
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falafil
Arabic · medieval
"fried chickpea patties"
fried patties made from ground chickpeas or fava beans
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Stage 2 of 2
falafel
English · 1900s
"a fried patty of ground chickpeas or beans"
adopted as Middle Eastern cuisine spread internationally
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