n.
Variant: or hal · va
Pronunciation: häl- ' vä; ' häl-( ˌ )vä, -v ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Yiddish halva, from Roman, from Turkish helva, from Arabic ḥ alw ā sweetmeat
Date: 1846
: a flaky confection of crushed sesame seeds in a base of syrup (as of honey)