[hahl-vah, hahl-vah] 
| a sweet, candylike confection of Turkish origin, consisting chiefly of ground sesame seeds and honey. |
| hal·vah or hal·va (häl-vä', häl'vä) n. A confection consisting of crushed sesame seeds in a binder of honey. [Turkish helva, from Arabic ḥalwā, from ḥaluwa, to be sweet; see ḥlw in Semitic roots.] |