: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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Learn how to make slow-cooker Mississippi meatballs.
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Craig Ruff, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
Shape the mixture into small meatballs, about one-inch wide, and roll in a pan of rice flour.
—Luke Fortney, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Hanoi - 36 Streets (3262 J St., Sacramento): Named for the capital city’s Old Quarter, Hanoi — 36 Streets introduced its herby sausages, Northern Vietnamese-style meatballs and garlic noodles with filet mignon on Dec. 19 in East Sacramento.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Other recent recalls include a meatball mix that may contain metal, eggs that may be contaminated with salmonella and frozen vegetables that could cause allergic reactions.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Craig Ruff, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
Shape the mixture into small meatballs, about one-inch wide, and roll in a pan of rice flour.
—Luke Fortney, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Hanoi - 36 Streets (3262 J St., Sacramento): Named for the capital city’s Old Quarter, Hanoi — 36 Streets introduced its herby sausages, Northern Vietnamese-style meatballs and garlic noodles with filet mignon on Dec. 19 in East Sacramento.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
Other recent recalls include a meatball mix that may contain metal, eggs that may be contaminated with salmonella and frozen vegetables that could cause allergic reactions.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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