halal
[huh-lahl]
- (of an animal or its meat) slaughtered or prepared in the manner prescribed by Islamic law.
- of or relating to halal meat: a halal butcher.
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- a halal animal or halal meat.
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Origin of halal
First recorded in 1850–55, halal is from the Arabic word halāl lawful
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Contemporary Examples
Other shady practices include non-halal meat being marketed as halal.
As for Yasin, he strives to make sure some of his halal meat comes from his own hands.
Is it halal if the animal lives a miserable life while never seeing sunlight?
There are some examples of halal businesses trying to buck the mainstream.
Halal means “permissible” in Arabic and refers to food that does not contain alcohol and pork.
Historical Examples
“There was but little between them,” Xa a halal qui cohol ahauh; this expression is not clear.
The Annals of the CakchiquelsDaniel G. Brinton
We spent a couple of distracting minutes going through the menu from the halal Pakistani place on Valencia.
Little BrotherCory Doctorow
halal
hallal
- meat from animals that have been killed according to Muslim law
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- of or relating to such meata halal butcher
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- to kill (animals) in this way
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Word Origin
from Arabic: lawful
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Word Origin and History for halal
adj.
1855, Arabic, literally "lawful." Halal food has been prepared in a manner prescribed by Islamic law.
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