falafel

English Thesaurus

1. small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds (noun.food)

hypernym	:	dish,
definition	:	a particular item of prepared food (noun.food)

domain region	:	middle east, mideast, near east,
definition	:	the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century (noun.location)