challah
A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round…A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
» I've never made round challah before.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
Challa, Zopf
ха́лаxála
(uncountable)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.
(countable)The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.
- (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking
Examples
12 sentencesI've never made round challah before.
Boris learned how to make gluten-free challah.
Esther is baking challah.
Esther is making challah.
Esther made the challah.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Hebrew חַלָּה (ḥallá, “loaf”), influenced by Yiddish חלה (khale).From Hebrew חַלָּה (ḥallá, “loaf”), influenced by Yiddish חלה (khale).
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Forms
plural: challahs / challos / challot / challothSynonyms
1 synonyms- (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking:hallah
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable