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hallal

hallal is the alternative form of halal.

Meaning of halal

Adjective

halal (not comparable)

  1. 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 […]2014, Professor Nilüfer Göle, Islam and Public Controversy in Europe, →ISBN, page 176
    Synonyms:
    nonharam, qingzhen
    Antonyms:
    haram
    1. (specifically) Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) 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?2008, Nicholas Drayson, A Guide to the Birds of East Africa, page 120

See all 6 meanings of halal

Forms of hallal

third-person singular presenthallals
present participlehallalling
past participlehallalled
pasthallalled

Questions about hallal

What is hallal the alternative form of?
Hallal is the alternative form of halal.

Words near hallal in the dictionary

  1. hallages
  2. hallah
  3. Hallahan
  4. Hallahans
  5. hallahs
  6. hallal
  7. hallaled
  8. hallaling
  9. hallalled
  10. hallalling
  11. hallaloo

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