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challah

The correct spelling is challah.

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noun

IPA: /ˈχɑːlə/

Say it like: Cha-lla-h

The correct spelling is challah. A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for Yom Tov.

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noun

  1. 1.A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for Yom Tov.
  2. 2.The commandment to separate a portion of bread or bread dough for the cohanim (Numbers 15:17–21); in contemporary practice, the portion is burned until inedible.
  3. 3.The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.

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