Halvah Definition
hälvä; hälvä, hälvə
noun
A Middle Eastern confection, a paste of ground sesame seeds and honey, often mixed as with chopped pistachios, dried fruit, or a flavoring.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of halva.
Wiktionary
Origin of Halvah
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Turkish helva from Arabic ḥalwā from ḥaluwa to be sweet x̣lw in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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