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halva (iou)



halva noun. Also halvah, (earlier) hulwa. M17.
[(Yiddish hal(a)va, mod. Hebrew alah, mod. Greek khalbas, Turkish helva, etc., from Arab. (& Persian) alwa sweetmeat.]
A Middle Eastern sweet confection made of sesame flour and honey.