ALL meanings of challah
chal·lah
C c - noun challah bread, usually in the form of a plaited loaf, traditionally eaten by Jews to celebrate the Sabbath 3
- noun challah the traditional loaf of rich white bread, usually braided or twisted, eaten by Jews on the Sabbath and holidays 3
- noun challah A plaited loaf of white leavened bread, traditionally baked to celebrate the Jewish sabbath. 1
- noun challah a loaf of rich white bread leavened with yeast and containing eggs, often braided before baking, prepared especially for the Jewish Sabbath. 1
- noun challah (Countable Noun) A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for Yom Tov. 0
- noun challah (Uncountable Noun) The commandment to separate a portion of bread or bread dough for the cohanim (Numbers 15:17–21); in contemporary practice, the portion is burned until inedible. 0
- noun challah (Countable Noun) The portion separated in fulfillment of the above. 0