cha·lah  (KHä'lə)  n. Variant of challah. |
| chal·lah also cha·lah or hal·lah (KHä'lə, hä'-) n. A loaf of yeast-leavened egg bread, usually braided, traditionally eaten by Jews on the Sabbath, holidays, and other ceremonial occasions. [Hebrew ḥallâ; see ḫll in Semitic roots.] |