halvan.

Brit.

/ˈhalvə/, /ˈhalvɑː/, U.S.

/ˈˌhɑlˈˌvɑ/

Forms: Also halvah, halvas, halwa.

Etymology: < Turkish helva, modern Greek halvas, Arabic ḥalwā hulwa n.

A sweetmeat made of sesame flour and honey.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > Eastern sweets

hulwa1662

halawi1836

halva1846

jalebi1868

laddu1868

rasgulla1880

sandesh1944

1846 I. F. Romer Pilgrimage II. ii. 33 The vender of sweetmeats with a tempting array of halva and ‘lumps of delight’ set out upon a wooden tray borne upon his head.

1908 Daily Chron. 12 June 4/7 A Greek merchant in the East-end, who..would sell you..black olives, rose leaf jam, and halvas.

a1916 ‘Saki’ Toys of Peace (1919) 134 A tin of the best Smyrna halva.

1917 R. Kipling in Sat. Evening Post 9 June 17/1, I eat..halwa and puri (native dishes).

1945 A. Kober Parm Me 5 ‘Halvah’, a Turkish confection.

1953 H. Miller Plexus (1963) x. 352, I see Halvah and Baklava too.

1962 Listener 24 May 931/2 Halva cake. Many of the Greek cakes and pastries are beyond the scope of the home cook, but here is a simple one.

1964 W. Markfield To Early Grave (1965) ii. 34 He brought a bagful of Hershey bars and Charms and sour balls and chocolate-covered halvah.

1973 Sunday Express 23 Sept. 7/1 From the first time he tasted halva as a child Gholamali Rastegar was obsessed by the traditional Arabic sweetmeat made from honey.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2016).

单词	halva
释义	halvan. Brit. /ˈhalvə/, /ˈhalvɑː/, U.S. /ˈˌhɑlˈˌvɑ/ Forms: Also halvah, halvas, halwa. Etymology: < Turkish helva, modern Greek halvas, Arabic ḥalwā hulwa n. A sweetmeat made of sesame flour and honey. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > sweets > [noun] > a sweet > Eastern sweets hulwa1662 halawi1836 halva1846 jalebi1868 laddu1868 rasgulla1880 sandesh1944 1846 I. F. Romer Pilgrimage II. ii. 33 The vender of sweetmeats with a tempting array of halva and ‘lumps of delight’ set out upon a wooden tray borne upon his head. 1908 Daily Chron. 12 June 4/7 A Greek merchant in the East-end, who..would sell you..black olives, rose leaf jam, and halvas. a1916 ‘Saki’ Toys of Peace (1919) 134 A tin of the best Smyrna halva. 1917 R. Kipling in Sat. Evening Post 9 June 17/1, I eat..halwa and puri (native dishes). 1945 A. Kober Parm Me 5 ‘Halvah’, a Turkish confection. 1953 H. Miller Plexus (1963) x. 352, I see Halvah and Baklava too. 1962 Listener 24 May 931/2 Halva cake. Many of the Greek cakes and pastries are beyond the scope of the home cook, but here is a simple one. 1964 W. Markfield To Early Grave (1965) ii. 34 He brought a bagful of Hershey bars and Charms and sour balls and chocolate-covered halvah. 1973 Sunday Express 23 Sept. 7/1 From the first time he tasted halva as a child Gholamali Rastegar was obsessed by the traditional Arabic sweetmeat made from honey. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2016). < n.1846
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