challah
Pronunciation: /ˈxɑ(ː).lə/
The English word “challah” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
- The commandment to separate a portion of bread or bread dough for the cohanim (Numbers 15:17–21); in contemporary practice, the portion is burned until inedible.
- The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.
Etymology
From Hebrew חַלָּה (ḥallá, “loaf”), influenced by Yiddish חלה (khale).
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