: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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Pasta, salads, wings and meatballs round out the menu.
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Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Patrons will have a choice of getting bottomless amounts of meatball rigatoni, lasagna, chipotle chicken penne and more.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
Skip the $4 Thai tea and order a $3 side of steamed rice, a chicken wing or meatballs.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
Try these smoky kebabs, tender meatballs, and juicy burgers.
—Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 29 Feb. 2024
Its stores have always added a spark of joy for shoppers, whether in the kid’s ball room or with its signature Swedish meatballs.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Chicken wings, meatballs and marinara sauce in the walk-in cooler all got hit with Stop Sales.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
At San Ramon Valley Unified, kitchen crews aspire to provide more meals made from scratch, such as turkey chili with cornbread, spaghetti and meatballs and macaroni and cheese.
—Hannah Poukish, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
The Original Italian Dinner One of Cincinnati's oldest continuous traditions, this dinner features delicious handmade ravioli, meatballs and sauce made by the members of the church and the Sons & Daughters of Italy.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Patrons will have a choice of getting bottomless amounts of meatball rigatoni, lasagna, chipotle chicken penne and more.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
Skip the $4 Thai tea and order a $3 side of steamed rice, a chicken wing or meatballs.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2024
Try these smoky kebabs, tender meatballs, and juicy burgers.
—Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 29 Feb. 2024
Its stores have always added a spark of joy for shoppers, whether in the kid’s ball room or with its signature Swedish meatballs.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Chicken wings, meatballs and marinara sauce in the walk-in cooler all got hit with Stop Sales.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
At San Ramon Valley Unified, kitchen crews aspire to provide more meals made from scratch, such as turkey chili with cornbread, spaghetti and meatballs and macaroni and cheese.
—Hannah Poukish, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
The Original Italian Dinner One of Cincinnati's oldest continuous traditions, this dinner features delicious handmade ravioli, meatballs and sauce made by the members of the church and the Sons & Daughters of Italy.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2024
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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