halal

[huh-lahl]

adjective

(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.

noun

a halal animal or halal meat.

Origin of halal

First recorded in 1850–55, halal is from the Arabic word halāl lawful

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Examples from the Web for halal

Contemporary Examples of halal

Other shady practices include non-halal meat being marketed as halal.
Inside The Growing Organic Halal Movement
Sharon Adarlo
September 7, 2014
As for Yasin, he strives to make sure some of his halal meat comes from his own hands.
Inside The Growing Organic Halal Movement
Sharon Adarlo
September 7, 2014
Is it halal if the animal lives a miserable life while never seeing sunlight?
Inside The Growing Organic Halal Movement
Sharon Adarlo
September 7, 2014
There are some examples of halal businesses trying to buck the mainstream.
Inside The Growing Organic Halal Movement
Sharon Adarlo
September 7, 2014
Halal means “permissible” in Arabic and refers to food that does not contain alcohol and pork.
Inside The Growing Organic Halal Movement
Sharon Adarlo
September 7, 2014

Historical Examples of halal

“There was but little between them,” Xa a halal qui cohol ahauh; this expression is not clear.
The Annals of the Cakchiquels
Daniel G. Brinton
We spent a couple of distracting minutes going through the menu from the halal Pakistani place on Valencia.
Little Brother
Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for halal

halal

hallal

noun

meat from animals that have been killed according to Muslim law

adjective

of or relating to such meata halal butcher

verb -als, -alling or -alled (tr)

to kill (animals) in this way

Word Origin for halal

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.