challah

Also chal·leh,

[khah-luh, hah]

noun

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

challah

/ ˈhɑːlə, xaˈla /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of challah¹

From the Hebrew word hallāh

Word History and Origins

Origin of challah¹

from Hebrew hallāh

Example Sentences

Over delicious homemade challah, we discussed classic graphic novels, many of which he edited.

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Around us are culturally clashing foods — boxes of takeout Indian dishes set across the room from a cart of sliced challah and tiny cups of prayer wine.

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This recipe dispatches any sort of stale loaf — the panettone, challah, brioche, a few croissants, a day-old baguette, even dried cake — forgotten among all the holiday goodies.

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Choose instead a stale or dried out brioche, French bread or baguette, sourdough, or even stale Texas toast or challah.

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The six mothers had gathered in a Jerusalem home on a recent Friday to prepare challah, the braided bread that Jews eat on the Sabbath.

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