meatball

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Noun

meatball (plural meatballs)

1. A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked.
   • 1996. Mrs. Miracle. Debbie Macomber. Pg. 101.

     I prefer spaghetti with meatballs instead the meat all crumbled in with the sauce.

2. (slang) A stupid person.
3. (baseball) An easy pitch to hit, especially thrown right down the middle of the plate.

Translations

• French: boulette
• German: Fleischklößchen, Frikadelle, Fleischpflanzl (Bavarian dialect)
• Italian: polpetta
• Portuguese: almôndega
• Russian: фрикаде́лька
• Spanish: albóndiga

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