challah

== English == === Alternative forms === halla, challa, chalah, hallah, chaleh === Etymology === From Hebrew חַלָּה (ḥallá, “loaf”), influenced by Yiddish חלה (khale). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxɑ(ː).lə/, /ˈhɑ(ː).lə/ Rhymes: -ɑːlə === Noun === challah (countable and uncountable, plural challahs or challos or challot or challoth) (countable) A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov. (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === separating challah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cookbook:challah on Wikibooks.Wikibooks