Halva

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 2 Bosnian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 3 Croatian 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Dutch 4.1 Noun 5 French 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 6 Hungarian 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Adverb 7 Italian 7.1 Noun 8 Serbian 8.1 Alternative forms 8.2 Noun 8.2.1 Synonyms 9 Swedish 9.1 Noun

English

Alternative spellings

• halvah
• halwa
• halwah

Noun

halva

1. A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in India, the Mediterranean, the Balkans, and the Middle East.

Translations

Arabic: حَلاوة Bosnian: halva f., tahan halva f. Dutch: halva French: halva German: Halva Greek: χαλβάς Hebrew: חלבה Italian: halva

Japanese: ハルバ Russian: Ñ Ð°Ð»Ð²Ð° f. Serbian: Cyrillic: Ñ Ð°Ð»Ð²Ð° f., Ñ‚Ð°Ñ Ð°Ð½ Ñ Ð°Ð»Ð²Ð° f. Latin: halva f., tahan halva f. Swedish: halva Turkish: helva, tahinhelvası

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Bosnian

Noun

halva f. s. (pl.: halve)

1. halva

Synonyms

• tahan halva

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Croatian

Etymology

From Turkish

Noun

halva

1. halva

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Dutch

Noun

halva

1. halva

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hal.va/
• SAMPA: /hal.va/

Noun

halva

1. halva

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the verb hal

Adverb

halva

1. dead (Mainly in the expression Élve vagy halva, meaning Dead or alive.)

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Italian

Noun

halva

1. halva

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Serbian

Alternative forms

• халва (Cyrillic spelling)

Noun

halva f. s. (pl.: halve)

1. halva

Synonyms

• tahan halva

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Swedish

Noun

halva

1. halva