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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'.