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hallah

hallah

1 9.5
A braided white bread with eggs that people eat on the Jewish Sabbath and holidays
  • noun
  • /hɑːˈlɑː/
  • US
: jalá
  • During the Sabbath dinner, we always enjoy sharing a warm loaf of hallah.

Examples

  • Nana gave Rachel a hug and said, "As soon as I mix the hallah dough, I'll give you a job to do." Rachel gently took down the Sabbath candlesticks from the mantel over the fireplace.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The freshly baked hallah had a golden crust and a soft, fluffy inside.

  • On special occasions, we bake hallah to celebrate our traditions.

Synonyms

challah
vshallah
4 8.1

A soft braided egg bread usually eaten on the Jewish Sabbath

is reserved mainly for Sabbath and holiday religious meals

Surface Forms

hallah singular
hallahs plural
challahs plural
challah singular

Etymology

The word hallah comes from the Hebrew word challah, which used to mean 'portion' or 'dough' because people set aside a piece of dough as an offering. So, hallah today is the special braided white bread eaten on the Sabbath and at Jewish holidays.