hawala

== English == === Alternative forms === hawalla === Etymology === From Arabic حَوَالَة (ḥawāla, “transfer, trust”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /həˈwɑːlə/ === Noun === hawala (countable and uncountable, plural hawalas) (Islamic finance) A long-established informal system of money transfer from South Asia and the Middle East, still in use by migrant workers. ==== Derived terms ==== hawaladar ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hawala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === halawa, wahala, Halawa == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic حَوَالَة (ḥawāla). === Pronunciation === === Noun === hawala class IX (plural hawala class X) money order === References ===