单词 | halvah |
释义 | halvah[ hahl-vah, hahl-vah ] / hɑlˈvɑ, ˈhɑl vɑ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR halvah ON THESAURUS.COM nouna sweet, candylike confection of Turkish origin, consisting chiefly of ground sesame seeds and honey. Also halavah, hal·va . Origin of halvah1840–50; <Yiddish halva<Romanian <Turkish helva<Arabic ḥalwā sweet confection Words nearby halvahhalting, Haltom City, Halton, Halton Hills, halutz, halvah, halve, halvers, halves, halyard, Halysites Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for halvahhalvah halva halavah (ˈhæləvɑː)/ (ˈhælvɑː) / nounan Eastern Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, or Indian sweetmeat made of honey and containing sesame seeds, nuts, rose water, saffron, etc Word Origin for halvahfrom Yiddish halva, from Romanian, from Turkish helve, from Arabic halwā sweetmeat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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