ptitim
English
Etymology
Borrowed from
Hebrew
פְּתִיתִים
(
ptitím
, literally
“
flakes
”
)
.
Noun
ptitim
(
uncountable
)
A kind of
toasted
pasta
from
Israel
, shaped like
rice
grains
or little
balls
.
Synonyms:
Israeli couscous
,
pearl couscous
,
pearled couscous