falafel

falafel — 名詞

1. a savoury Middle Eastern snack made from ground chickpeas mixed with herbs and s

1.名詞B1
釋義

鷹嘴豆球

中東油炸香料鷹嘴豆丸

a savoury Middle Eastern snack made from ground chickpeas mixed with herbs and spices, shaped into small balls or flat patties and deep-fried until golden

例句

At the market, Aiko bought a fresh falafel wrap stuffed with tomatoes and pickles.

Aiko 在市場買了一份夾了番茄和醃菜的新鮮鷹嘴豆球捲餅。

collocation: falafel wrap / falafel sandwich

The falafel balls were perfectly golden — crispy on the outside and soft inside.

這些鷹嘴豆球炸得金黃——外皮酥脆、內餡柔軟。

describing texture: crispy outside, soft inside

用法筆記

Can be used as both uncountable (referring to the dish in general: 'Falafel is popular in the Middle East') and countable (referring to individual pieces: 'She ate six falafels'). The countable plural form falafels is common in informal speech.

常見錯誤

I ordered a felafel sandwich.
I ordered a falafel sandwich.
💡The correct spelling is falafel with an 'a' after 'f', not 'e'.