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challah

chal·lah

UK/ˈxɑ(ː).lə/ US/ˈhɑ(ː).lə/ uncommon

noun

1.

(Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking

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Origin

From Hebrew חַלָּה (ḥallá, “loaf”), influenced by Yiddish חלה (khale).

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