halloumi

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi), from Cypriot Arabic xallúm, Arabic حَلُّوم (ḥallūm), from Sahidic Coptic ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ (halōm, “cheese”), or ⲁⲗⲱⲙ (alōm, “cheese”), itself in turn probably a borrowing from Semitic, though in manuscripts and ostraca from 2nd century Roman Egypt, Egyptian Demotic ḥlm is also attested with the meaning "cheese". === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /həˈluːmi/ (US) IPA(key): /həˈlumi/ === Noun === halloumi (usually uncountable, plural halloumis) A traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk. ==== Translations ==== === References === “halloumi”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN. == Finnish == === Alternative forms === halumi === Etymology === From Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑlumi/, [ˈhɑ̝lumi] IPA(key): /ˈhɑlou̯mi/, [ˈhɑ̝lo̞u̯mi] Rhymes: -ɑlumi === Noun === halloumi halloumi (a traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “halloumi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi), from Cypriot Arabic xallúm. === Noun === halloumi m (invariable) halloumi (a traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk) == Polish == === Alternative forms === chalumi === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English halloumi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xaˈlu.mi/ Rhymes: -umi Syllabification: ha‧llou‧mi === Noun === halloumi n (indeclinable) halloumi (a traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk) === Further reading === halloumi in Polish dictionaries at PWN