Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A confection consisting of crushed sesame seeds in a binder of honey.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
halva .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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She brought me Jewish candy called halvah from her neighborhood which was so rich and delicious that I ate it till my stomach ached.
Brother Ray Charles, Ray, 1930-2004. cn 1978
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Where a tin of halvah, coffee-flavored, is the cause of a human assault-wave by a crowd heavy-laden with parcels:
Rev. Amy Ziettlow: Battling Christmas Crankiness Rev. Amy Ziettlow 2011
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So lunch will be pistachio halvah, bhaigan, saag, chicken tikka, and curry goat.
i'm on tape decks all over hell. aamcnamara 2009
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You may have citrus fruits, papaya, watery vegetables, yucca and bacalǻo, salted nuts, cream, and a little halvah.
How to Meet and Dance with Your Death (Como encuentrar y bailar con su muerte): A Cure for Suicide Larissa Shmailo 2011
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Where a tin of halvah, coffee-flavored, is the cause of a human assault-wave by a crowd heavy-laden with parcels:
Rev. Amy Ziettlow: Battling Christmas Crankiness Rev. Amy Ziettlow 2011
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Musical theatre and domestic ritual with potato kugel and halvah?
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I also have wandered among the smoked fish, lean pastrami, marble rye, have stood by the wicked pickle barrel, have stared longingly at the crumbly halvah.
Par Delicatesse 2010
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At Kitchen Caravan we consider ourselves to be serious halvah eaters, but we've never seen it used to make a mousse.
Halva Mousse Mercedes 2009
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I often describe halva halvah/helwa/halaweh as the Middle Eastern equivalent of peanut butter fudge, only made with sesame seeds and slightly more crumbly.
Halva Mousse Mercedes 2009
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This recipe is my own spin on halvah mousse, concocted out of my kitchen and imagination.
Archive 2009-07-01 Mercedes 2009
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