challah

American  

[khah-luh, hah] / ˈxɑ lə, ˈhɑ /

Also challeh,

noun

1. a loaf of rich white bread leavened with yeast and containing eggs, often braided before baking, prepared especially for the Jewish Sabbath.

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challah British  

/ ˈhɑːlə, xaˈla /

noun

1. bread, usually in the form of a plaited loaf, traditionally eaten by Jews to celebrate the Sabbath

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Etymology

Origin of challah

From the Hebrew word hallāh

Example Sentences

The chicken and potatoes and challah were among the most delicious things he had ever eaten, up there with lasagna and baklava, even.

From Literature

After a little kitchen reset, they’d open the door to spaghetti night, or roast chicken with challah, or a big pot of stew—same night, every week.

From Salon

After Mari Luz lights the candles and we say the Shabbat prayer together, we sit, and Juan Carlos tears us each a piece of braided challah bread.

From Literature

Clara grabbed the first bread she could get her hands on, the half a loaf of challah sitting on the counter, and a well of salt before rushing to her sister’s side.

From Literature

But it’s a Shabbat dinner, complete with Hebrew prayers over challah.

From Los Angeles Times