χαλβάς

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (halva, helva), from Persian (halvâ), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xalˈvas/
Hyphenation: χαλ‧βάς

Noun

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

declension of χαλβάς

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	χαλβάς •	χαλβάδες •
genitive	χαλβά •	χαλβάδων •
accusative	χαλβά •	χαλβάδες •
vocative	χαλβά •	χαλβάδες •

Further reading

χαλβάς on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
χαλβάς - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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