transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]
or hal·va häl-ˈvä; ˈhäl-(ˌ)vä, -və
Etymology: Yiddish halva, from Romanian, from Turkish helva, from Arabic ḥalwā sweetmeat
Date: 1846
: a flaky confection of crushed sesame seeds in a base of syrup (as of honey)