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Word: Halva
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Yiddish, or from Turkish helva, from Arabic and Persian ḥalwā ‘sweetmeat’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhalvə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhalvɑː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a Middle Eastern sweet made of sesame flour and honey.
Short Definition:Middle Eastern sweet made of sesame flour and honey
Variant Forms:
- halvah
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