Meaning of halva | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

hɑːlˈvɑː

Definitions

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

countable, uncountable

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العربية حَلَاوَة طَحِيِنِيَّة حَلْوَى شَامِيَّة

Azərbaycanca halva

Български халва

বাংলা হালুয়া

Bosanski alva halva халва

Čeština chalva

Deutsch Halva Halwa

Ελληνικά χαλβάς

Español halva

فارسی حلوا

Suomi halva

Français halva

Hausa alawa

עברית חלוה חלווה

हिन्दी हलवा

Hrvatski alva halva халва

Magyar halva

Հայերեն հալվա

Italiano halva

日本語ハルヴァハルバ

Қазақша халуа

한국어 할바 할와

Македонски алва

മലയാളം അലുവ

Bahasa Melayu halwa

မြန်မာဘာသာ ဟလဝါ

Nederlands halva

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਹਲਵਾ

Polski chałwa

Português halvah

Русский халва

Shqip hallvë

Српски alva halva халва

Svenska halva

தமிழ் அல்வா ஹல்வா

Тоҷикӣ ҳалво

Türkçe helva tahin helvası

ئۇيغۇرچە ھالۋا

اردو حلوہ

Tiếng Việt bánh mật

Examples

“Just before Christmas, Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, sent the White House a box of holiday gifts with a pointed political message. Inside were items (body lotion, halvah, olive oil) produced in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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