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hal·lah

 (KHä′lə, hä′-)
n.
Variant of challah.
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hallah

(ˈhɑːlə; Hebrew xaˈla)
n, pl -lahs or -lot (Hebrew -ˈlɔt)
(Cookery) a variant spelling of challah
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Noun1.hallah - (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeasthallah - (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking
challah
cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
bread, breadstuff, staff of life - food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
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