noun · Food & Drink

meatball

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The meaning (definition) of the word meatball

a round ball of cooked meat

The word meatball used in a sentence

“I put a meatball on top of my spaghetti.”

How the word meatball is said around the world

Frenchboulette de viande (boo-LET duh vee-AHND)
Spanishalbóndiga (ahl-BON-dee-gah)
Mandarin肉丸 (roh wahn)
Hindiमीटबॉल (MEET-bawl)
Arabicكُرَةُ لَحْمٍ (KU-rat LAHM)
Russianфрикаделька (free-kuh-DYEL-kuh)
Portuguese (EU)almôndega (al-MON-duh-guh)
Portuguese (BR)almôndega (al-MOHN-jeh-gah)
Japaneseミートボール (MEE-toh-boh-ru)
GermanFleischbällchen (FLYSH-bel-khyuhn)
Urduگوشت کا گولا (GOHSHT kah GOH-lah)
Punjabiਮੀਟਬਾਲ (MEET-bahl)
Korean미트볼 (MEET-bohl)
Hebrewקְצִיצַת בָּשָׂר (ktsi-TSAHT bah-SAHR)
Greekκεφτές (kehf-TEHS)
Dutchgehaktbal (khuh-HAHKT-bahl)
Tagalogbola-bola (boh-lah-BOH-lah)
Vietnameseviên thịt (vyen TEET)
Turkishköfte (KEUF-teh)
Persianکوفته‌قلقلی (koof-teh-ghel-ghe-LEE)
Polishklopsik (KLOP-sheek)
Ukrainianфрикаделька (fry-ka-DEL-kah)
Bengaliমিটবল (MEET-bol)
Swedishköttbulle (SHUHT-buul-eh)
Italianpolpetta (pohl-PET-tah)

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