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challah

challah

5 8.1
A soft braided egg bread usually eaten on the Jewish Sabbath
  • noun
  • /ˈhɑːlə/
translation icon : jalá
  • Have a slice of challah.
  • challah bread
  • loaf of challah
  • braided challah

The ingredients include ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, sugar, butter, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, challah, brioche or white bread, and Maple syrup.

Examples

  • If you make a pull-apart challah, you can top each ball with a different topping.

    Blog text (5)
  • There was a two-handled laver and a basin for washing the hands before saying the blessing over the challah.

    Academic text (2010)
  • In the end, the challah had absolutely no taste but looked beautiful.

    Blog text (5)
  • For a challah, I take one part and pull it into four parts again.

    Blog text (5)
  • C and I decided to try baking challah from the book.

    Blog text (5)
  • Rachel's dad said the blessings over the wine and the challah.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I really wanted to make challah -- good, yummy, tasty, nice-looking challah.

    Blog text (5)
  • Nana put the candlesticks in the center of the table, and Rachel put the silver challah plate and the embroidered challah cover next to them.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • There's pumpernickel, challah, rye bread, and kaiser rolls.

  • For Shabbat dinner, she served warm challah that had a golden crust and a soft, sweet center.

Synonyms

bread
vschallah
805 1.0

A common food made by baking dough from flour, often with yeast

is a specific sweet, egg enriched braided loaf used in Jewish meals
white bread
vschallah
12 1.0

A soft, light bread made from white wheat flour

is richer, egg based, sweet, braided and tied to religious tradition
hallah
vschallah
  • US
9.5

A braided white bread with eggs that people eat on the Jewish Sabbath and holidays

is the identical term but differs only in spelling or transliteration

How Rich

brioche
7 6.7
challah
5 8.1
white bread
12 1.0
flatbread
5 1.7

Surface Forms

challah singular
challahs plural

Etymology

Challah comes from the Hebrew word challah, which means 'portion' and originally meant the piece of dough people set aside as an offering. This is why challah became the name for the special braided loaf eaten at Jewish meals.