χαλβάς

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (halva, helva), from Persian حلوا (halvâ), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xalˈvas/
• Hyphenation: χαλ‧βάς

Noun

χαλβάς • (chalvás) m (plural χαλβάδες)

1. halva, confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey
2. (figuratively, of a person) sluggish, slothful, languid

   Synonyms: λαπάς (lapás), νερόβραστος (neróvrastos)

Declension

Declension of χαλβάς

	singular	plural
nominative	χαλβάς (chalvás)	χαλβάδες (chalvádes)
genitive	χαλβά (chalvá)	χαλβάδων (chalvádon)
accusative	χαλβά (chalvá)	χαλβάδες (chalvádes)
vocative	χαλβά (chalvá)	χαλβάδες (chalvádes)

Further reading

• χαλβάς on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• χαλβάς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language