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

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  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.
  4. 4.The cry "hallo!"
  5. 5.A shout of exultation.

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