meatball
nounfeminine/al.mõ.ˈde.ɣɐ/high
al·mon·de·ga
Definition
A small ball of minced meat, seasoned and usually cooked in sauce or fried.
Grandma makes the best pork meatballs in tomato sauce.
For dinner, we had spaghetti and meatballs.
Common collocations
meatballsspaghetti and meatballsSwedish meatballs
Etymology
Do árabe 'al-bunduqa' (a bolota), por via do castelhano 'albóndiga'.