challa
challa is the alternative form of challah.
Meaning of challah
Noun
challah (countable and uncountable, plural challahs or challos or challot or challoth)
- A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
- […]it is a time-honored custom that when women bake challah-loaves for Sabbath and Yom Tov use, they specifically prepare a dough large enough to be obligated in challah, so they can fulfill the mitzvah of separating challah[…].2006, The Mishnah, seder Zeraim, tractate Challah, Personal-Size edition, Mesorah Publications, page 54, commentary on 1:7
- 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.
- The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.
Proper noun capitalized: Challa
Challa (plural Challas)
- A surname from Telugu.
Forms of challa
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | challas |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Challas |
Origin of challa
Borrowed from Telugu చల్లా (callā). This surname is mostly found in Andhra Pradesh.
Questions about challa
- What does challa mean?
- Challa means a surname from Telugu.
- What is challa the alternative form of?
- Challa is the alternative form of challah.
- What part of speech is challa?
- Challa is a proper noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: challa (page history and authors); Challa (page history and authors); challah (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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