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challah
[ khah-luh, hah ]
/ ˈxɑ lə, ˈhɑ /
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noun
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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Also chal·leh, hal·lah .
Origin of challah
From the Hebrew word hallāh
Words nearby challah
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British Dictionary definitions for challah
challah
hallah
/ (ˈhɑːlə, Hebrew xaˈla) /
noun plural -lahs or -loth (Hebrew -ˈlɔt)
bread, usually in the form of a plaited loaf, traditionally eaten by Jews to celebrate the Sabbath
Word Origin for challah
from Hebrew hallāh
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