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Meaning of Meatball | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked.
  2. A stupid person; a meathead.
  3. An easy pitch to hit, especially thrown right down the middle of the plate.
  4. An optical landing system.
  5. A menu icon of three horizontal dots.
  6. Ellipsis of meatball flag.

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca küftə
Български кюфте
Cymraeg pelen gig
Eesti frikadell
Français boulette
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi pipi hoʻopoe
Bahasa Indonesia bakso
Íslenska kjötbolla
Italiano polpetta
ខ្មែរ ប្រហិត
Kurdî kofte moc
Lëtzebuergesch Boulette
Македонски ќофте
Nederlands gehaktbal
Polski klops pulpet
Português almôndega
Română chiftea pârjoală
Српски ćufta moć ћуфта
Svenska köttbulle
Türkçe köfte
Українська биток котлета
Tiếng Việt móc

Examples

“Meatballs was on the menu for lunch.”
“Meatballs may contain ground meat mixed with seasonings, breadcrumbs, mashed potatoes, rice, and liquid. The meat mixture is often shaped, browned. and simmered in a sauce for 30 to 45 minutes over low heat or in a 350° F. oven. During cooking the meat is basted with the sauce occasionally. Meatballs also may be fried in a pan or in deep fat.”
“1996: Mrs. Miracle. Debbie Macomber. Pg. 101. I prefer spaghetti with meatballs instead the meat all crumbled in with the sauce.”
“And then. A 98.4 fastball on the inside half of the plate, ring him up, Strike 3, game over. It wasn’t a meatball like Terrence Long watched to finish 2003 ALDS Game 5, but it felt the same.”
“During a pitching deck recovery a pilot must average out the meatball oscillations at the ramp in an attempt to maintain his airplane on the desired glide slope.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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