Mititei
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A popular Romanian dish of grilled ground meat rolls in cylindrical shape, often spicy. uncountable, usually
"Men, driven out of their offices by the sweltering heat, walked slowly past the palace gates to their favorite bodega for a mititei, that spicy meat roll, and a cool glass of wine with a dash of seltzer. Autos sped past. Newsboys shouted."
Example
More examples"Men, driven out of their offices by the sweltering heat, walked slowly past the palace gates to their favorite bodega for a mititei, that spicy meat roll, and a cool glass of wine with a dash of seltzer. Autos sped past. Newsboys shouted."
Etymology
From Romanian mititei, plural of mititel (“tiny”), diminutive of mic (“small”).