ful (fo?ol)n. Any of various Egyptian dishes made from broad beans that are simmered until tender and then mashed.[Arabic f?l, broad beans, from Aramaic p?l?, broad bean; see pwl in Semitic roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.