alua

== Makasar == === Etymology === From Arabic حُلْوَى (ḥulwā, “sweet; candy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈlua/, [a.ˈlu.wa] Hyphenation: a‧lu‧a === Noun === alua (Lontara spelling ᨕᨒᨘᨓ or 𑻱𑻮𑻴𑻯, definite aluaya) halva; candied fruit; fruit preserves ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Malaccan Creole Malay == === Etymology === From Malay halwa, from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā). === Noun === alua sweets == Portuguese == === Verb === alua inflection of aluar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative inflection of aluir: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative