: a small ball of chopped or ground meat often mixed with bread crumbs and spices
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Look for traditional German fare such as sauerkraut balls, schnitzels and buletten (meatball sandwich), and of course plenty of German beer.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
The spaghetti with meatball is not quite as comically large as the mozzarella stick at Rosso.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
To this day, the chef still dreams about her grandmother’s kosher spaghetti and meatballs — served with soft, squishy white bread.
—Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes and lingonberries.
—AFAR Media, 11 May 2026
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
The spaghetti with meatball is not quite as comically large as the mozzarella stick at Rosso.
—Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
To this day, the chef still dreams about her grandmother’s kosher spaghetti and meatballs — served with soft, squishy white bread.
—Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes and lingonberries.
—AFAR Media, 11 May 2026
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“Meatball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meatball. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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meatball
noun
meat·ball
-ˌbȯl 
: a small ball of chopped or ground meat
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