halawi
(həˈlɑːwiː)
Also 9 khalaweh.
[Arab.]
A kind of sweetmeat; = halva, hulwa.
| 1836 E. W. Lane Acct. Manners & Customs Mod. Egyptians II. 14 The seller of a kind of sweetmeat (khala'- weh), composed of treacle fried with some other ingredients. 1911 T. E. Lawrence Lett. (1938) 129 About halawi—I hope you remember the particular sticky sweetmeat of which Thompson & myself used to eat pounds last year. 1913 ― Home Lett. (1954) 248 Eat that halawi in my house. |