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Falafel (; (アラビア語:فلافل), ) is a deep-fried ball or patty made from ground chickpeas, fava beans, or both. Falafel is a traditional Middle Eastern food, commonly served in a pita, which acts as a pocket, or wrapped in a flatbread known as lafa; "falafel" also frequently refers to a wrapped sandwich that is prepared in this way. The falafel balls are topped with salads, pickled vegetables, hot sauce, and drizzled with tahini-based sauces. Falafel balls may also be eaten alone as a snack or served as part of a meze tray (assortment of appetizers). Falafel is a common dish eaten throughout the Middle East. The fritters are now found around the world as a replacement for meat and as a form of street food. It is also a popular food in Cyprus under the names "φελάφελ" and "ρεβιθοκεφτέδες". ==Etymology== The word Falāfil ((アラビア語:فلافل)), which is the plural of ' (), meaning "pepper". The word itself spread and is used in other languages such as 〔''American Heritage Dictionary'', 5th edition (2011), s.v. ''falafel'' ()〕 Persian ''pilpil'' (),〔"پلپل", ''Dehkhoda Dictionary''〕 from the Sanskrit word ' (), meaning "long pepper"; or an earlier '' *filfal'', from Aramaic ''pilpāl'', "small round thing, peppercorn," derived from ''palpēl'', "to be round, roll". Thus in origin, falafel would be "rollers, little balls." A Coptic origin has recently been proposed via the unattested phrase '' *pha la phel'' (), meaning "of many beans". The Arabic word ''falāfil'' has been globalized into many other languages and spread around the rest of the world as the general name for this food. In English, it is first attested in 1941.〔Joseph Williams McPherson, ''The moulids of Egypt'', 1941 (Google Books )〕〔''Oxford English Dictionary'', 2nd edition ''s.v.'' 'felafel' has a 1951 quote〕 Falafel is known as ''taʿamiya'' ( ', ) in Egypt. The word is derived from a diminutive form of the Arabic word ' (, "food"); the particular form indicates "a unit" of the given root in this case ' (, having to do with taste and food), thus meaning "a little piece of food" or "small tasty thing". The word ''falafel'' can refer to the fritters themselves or to sandwiches filled with them.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「falafel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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