What is a ball as in meat ball?

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There are various foods that are called "balls" in English, perhaps most famously "meat balls".
What would be a good Latin word for a ball in this sense?
I can think of words for a ball in general, but there is no guarantee that any of them is applicable here.










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    There are various foods that are called "balls" in English, perhaps most famously "meat balls".
    What would be a good Latin word for a ball in this sense?
    I can think of words for a ball in general, but there is no guarantee that any of them is applicable here.










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      There are various foods that are called "balls" in English, perhaps most famously "meat balls".
      What would be a good Latin word for a ball in this sense?
      I can think of words for a ball in general, but there is no guarantee that any of them is applicable here.










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      There are various foods that are called "balls" in English, perhaps most famously "meat balls".
      What would be a good Latin word for a ball in this sense?
      I can think of words for a ball in general, but there is no guarantee that any of them is applicable here.







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          Why not globus or globulus? Each is a word that basically means a spherical mass. The former has a wide range of uses, and would be a reasonable choice, but for 'meat ball' I should prefer the diminutive.






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            The MSFUL gives colyphium and globulus carneus as translations of meat ball, so I think globulus is probably a good answer.
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          Why not globus or globulus? Each is a word that basically means a spherical mass. The former has a wide range of uses, and would be a reasonable choice, but for 'meat ball' I should prefer the diminutive.






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            The MSFUL gives colyphium and globulus carneus as translations of meat ball, so I think globulus is probably a good answer.
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          Why not globus or globulus? Each is a word that basically means a spherical mass. The former has a wide range of uses, and would be a reasonable choice, but for 'meat ball' I should prefer the diminutive.






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            The MSFUL gives colyphium and globulus carneus as translations of meat ball, so I think globulus is probably a good answer.
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          Why not globus or globulus? Each is a word that basically means a spherical mass. The former has a wide range of uses, and would be a reasonable choice, but for 'meat ball' I should prefer the diminutive.






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          Why not globus or globulus? Each is a word that basically means a spherical mass. The former has a wide range of uses, and would be a reasonable choice, but for 'meat ball' I should prefer the diminutive.







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            The MSFUL gives colyphium and globulus carneus as translations of meat ball, so I think globulus is probably a good answer.
            – Sam K
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            The MSFUL gives colyphium and globulus carneus as translations of meat ball, so I think globulus is probably a good answer.
            – Sam K
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          The MSFUL gives colyphium and globulus carneus as translations of meat ball, so I think globulus is probably a good answer.
          – Sam K
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          The MSFUL gives colyphium and globulus carneus as translations of meat ball, so I think globulus is probably a good answer.
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