Etymology

Noun

1. A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas and other ingredients. Often served in a pita.

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

2. A pita with falafel balls inside.
3. A single falafel ball.

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

4. A falafel roll.