[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.] |
halvah
any of several confections of Balkan and eastern Mediterranean origin, made with honey, flour, butter, and sesame seeds or semolina, pressed into loaf form or cut into squares. Halvah is made with a variety of colourings and flavourings. Its texture is characteristically gritty and crisp.
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