: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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Although this dish originated in the Hunan region, these savory meatballs have proliferated beyond the area as a banquet, holiday, and celebratory dish.
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Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Assemble Wraps Serve meatballs in lettuce leaves with cucumber, basil, mint, cilantro, red onion, and the remaining carrot mixture.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
Jake Dutton spends the morning assisting on meatball brain surgery so gruesome that his nephew Jack nearly hurls on several occasions.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
The finished product has a medley of textures: al dente veggies, bouncy noodles, and tender meatballs.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 7 Mar. 2025
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Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Assemble Wraps Serve meatballs in lettuce leaves with cucumber, basil, mint, cilantro, red onion, and the remaining carrot mixture.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
Jake Dutton spends the morning assisting on meatball brain surgery so gruesome that his nephew Jack nearly hurls on several occasions.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
The finished product has a medley of textures: al dente veggies, bouncy noodles, and tender meatballs.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appétit, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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