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Noun: challah (challahs,challot)  xhaa-lu or haa-lu
  1. (Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking
    "They served challah at the Shabbat dinner";
    - hallah

Derived forms: challahs, challot

Type of: bread, breadstuff, staff of life

Encyclopedia: Challah