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

[Turkish helva, from Arabic ḥalwā, from ḥaluwa, to be sweet; see x̣lw in Semitic roots.]

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