halwa

halwa (countable and uncountable, plural halwas)

1. Alternative spelling of halva.

• hawla

Metathesis of hawla, from Spanish jaula.

• Hyphenation: hal‧wa
• IPA^(key): /ˈhalwa/ [ˈhal̪.wɐ]

halwa (Badlit spelling ᜑᜎ᜔ᜏ)

1. cage (of animals such as birds)
2. (colloquial) jail; prison cell

   Synonym: prisohan

From Arabic خَلْوَة (ḵalwa).

• IPA^(key): /hál.wàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [hál.wàː]

halwā̀ f (possessed form halwàr̃)

1. (Islam) khalwa, a religious retreat in Sufism

From Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

• IPA^(key): /halwa/
• Rhymes: -alwa, -lwa, -wa
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [häl.wə]

halwa (Jawi spelling هلوا or حلوا or حلوى, plural halwa-halwa)

1. fruit preserved in sugar

• Malaccan Creole Malay: alua
• Indonesian: halwa

• “halwa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

halwa (plural mahalwa)

1. beer