meatball
noun [C] /ˈmiːt.bɔːl/
/-bɑːl/ Definition
› one of several small balls of meat that are eaten hot with a sauce: spaghetti and meatballsSausages, burgers and stuffings
(Definition of meatball noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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