: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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Guests can enjoy Italian salumi and cheeses, caprese and caesar salads, Maryland crab cakes, shrimp cocktail, live omelettes and frittatas, penne vodka, Chef Carla’s signature meatballs, crispy-skin Atlantic salmon, and classic desserts like Italian ricotta cheesecake and tiramisu.
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Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The food's never been better, especially Angelo’s meatballs and French fries, and a bowl of pastina from the 1924 menu.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
What's Included Among the entrees are two varieties of salmon (coconut macadamia nut-crusted or grilled), chicken (either grilled or lightly breaded), London broil, marinara beef meatballs and turkey meat loaf.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
This gives you a chance to recover nicely from storing that batch of spaghetti and meatballs in your favorite container.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
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Imelda García, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
The food's never been better, especially Angelo’s meatballs and French fries, and a bowl of pastina from the 1924 menu.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
What's Included Among the entrees are two varieties of salmon (coconut macadamia nut-crusted or grilled), chicken (either grilled or lightly breaded), London broil, marinara beef meatballs and turkey meat loaf.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
This gives you a chance to recover nicely from storing that batch of spaghetti and meatballs in your favorite container.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for meatball
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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