halvah
[ hahl-vah, hahl-vah ]
noun
a sweet, candylike confection of Turkish origin, consisting chiefly of ground sesame seeds and honey.
Origin of halvah
11840–50; <Yiddish halva<Romanian <Turkish helva<Arabic ḥalwā sweet confection
- Also halavah, hal·va .
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British Dictionary definitions for halvah
halvah
halva halavah (ˈhæləvɑː)
/ (ˈhælvɑː) /
noun
an Eastern Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Indian sweetmeat made of honey and containing sesame seeds, nuts, rose water, saffron, etc
Origin of halvah
1from Yiddish halva, from Romanian, from Turkish helve, from Arabic halwā sweetmeat
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