challah

[ khah-luh, hah ]

noun
  1. a loaf of rich white bread leavened with yeast and containing eggs, often braided before baking, prepared especially for the Jewish Sabbath.

Origin of challah

1
From the Hebrew word hallāh
  • Also chal·leh, hal·lah .

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challah

hallah

/ (ˈhɑːlə, Hebrew xaˈla) /


nounplural -lahs or -loth (Hebrew -ˈlɔt)
  1. bread, usually in the form of a plaited loaf, traditionally eaten by Jews to celebrate the Sabbath

Origin of challah

1
from Hebrew hallāh

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