challah

English - Turkish

Definition of challah in English Turkish dictionary

(Gıda) (çoğulu: challahs or chalot, chaloth)Yahudilerin Şabat günü için pişirdikleri mayalanmış hamurdan yapılan, kıvdrımlı ekmek

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Definition of challah in English English dictionary

A traditional braided bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews on the Sabbath

(Gıda) (plural: challahs or chalot, chaloth) a plaited loaf of white leavened bread, traditionally baked to celebrate the Jewish sabbath

a dough-offering set aside when bread is baked; seeCh 27

(chah-LAH) Braided loaf of egg bread, traditional for Shabbat and holidays

(Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking

A very special bread for the sabbath but good eating anytime

Braided eggs bread used on the Sabbath and festivals

 A braided white bread made especially for the Sabbath and holidays

{i} hallah, braided bread which is often sprinkled with poppy or sesame seeds (traditionally served during the Jewish Sabbath)

Challah is braided loaves traditionally eaten at Shabbat and Festival meals

a part of a large dough is given to a cohen

Related Terms

sweet challah

challah bread that contains sugar

Hyphenation

chal·lah

Etymology

(noun.) 1927. From Yiddish חלה, from Hebrew חַלּהָ.