halal
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 5
/həˈlɑːl/
(US)
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/həˈlɑːl/ (US) · /həˈlæl/ (UK)
Definition of halal
6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
“[…] broadening the demand for halal across all product categories, not just in their consumption of meat products […]”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
“[…] broadening the demand for halal across all product categories, not just in their consumption of meat products […]”
- (not-comparable, specifically)Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
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(broadly, figuratively, not-comparable)In accordance with standards or usual practice; allowable.
“Is this kosher? I hear you ask. Is it halal? Can this really be viewed as strict adherence to the letter and spirit of the competition?”
adv
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(not-comparable)In a halal manner; in accordance with Muslim religious customs.
“Just like eating halal is not a choice for our Muslim brothers and sisters, for us, eating kosher is not voluntary; it’s who we are and as necessary as the oxygen we need for sustenance.”
verb
- (transitive)To make halal.
- (broadly, figuratively)to allow
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).
Words you can make from halal
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