aluwa

== English == === Noun === aluwa A Sri Lankan sweet, made from rice flour or potatoes with treacle, cardamom and usually cashew nuts, and served in a flat cookie-like form. It is similar to halva. == Tausug == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay arwah, from Classical Malay ارواح (arwah), from Arabic أَرْوَاح (ʔarwāḥ), plural of رُوح (rūḥ). === Pronunciation === (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /ʔalua/ [ʔɑˈlwɑ] Rhymes: -a Syllabification: a‧lu‧wa === Noun === aluwa (Sulat Sūg spelling اَلُوَ) spirit (usually of a dead person) ==== Related terms ====