halloumi
UK/həˈluːmi/US/həˈlumi/
halloumi noun: a traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk.
Noun
halloumi (usually uncountable, plural halloumis)
Forms of halloumi
| plural | halloumis |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hallumi |
| alternative form | hallomi |
| alternative form | halloomi |
| alternative form | haloomi |
| alternative form | haloumi |
| alternative form | halumi |
| alternative form | helloumi |
Origin of halloumi
Borrowed from Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi), from Cypriot Arabic xallúm, from Egyptian Arabic حَلُّوم, from Sahidic Coptic ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ (halōm, “cheese”), or ⲁⲗⲱⲙ (alōm, “cheese”), itself in turn probably a borrowing from Semitic, though in manuscripts and ostraca from 2nd century Roman Egypt, Egyptian Demotic Egyptian ḥlm is also attested with the meaning "cheese".
Questions about halloumi
- What does halloumi mean?
- Halloumi means a traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk.
- What part of speech is halloumi?
- Halloumi is a noun.
- How do you pronounce halloumi?
- Halloumi is pronounced /həˈluːmi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of halloumi?
- The plural of halloumi is halloumis.
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