χαλβάς
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (halva, helva), from Persian حلوا (halvâ), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
χαλβάς • (chalvás) m (plural χαλβάδες)
- halva, confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey
- (figuratively, of a person) sluggish, slothful, languid
- Synonyms: λαπάς (lapás), νερόβραστος (neróvrastos)
Declension[edit]
declension of χαλβάς
Further reading[edit]
- χαλβάς on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
- χαλβάς - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.