"halloumi" meaning in English

See halloumi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /həˈluːmi/ [UK], /həˈlumi/ [US] Forms: halloumis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi), from Cypriot Arabic xallúm, from Coptic ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ (halōm, “cheese”) (Sahidic), ⲁⲗⲱⲙ (alōm, “cheese”) (Bohairic), itself in turn probably a borrowing from Semitic, though in manuscripts and ostraca from 2nd century Roman Egypt, Egyptian Demotic ḥlm is also attested with the meaning "cheese". Etymology templates: {{bor|en|el|χαλλούμι}} Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi), {{der|en|acy|xallúm}} Cypriot Arabic xallúm, {{der|en|cop|ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ||cheese}} Coptic ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ (halōm, “cheese”), {{der|en|sem}} Semitic, {{der|en|egx-dem|ḥlm}} Demotic ḥlm Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} halloumi (usually uncountable, plural halloumis)
  1. A traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk. Wikipedia link: Oxford Companion to Food, halloumi Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Cheeses Translations (traditional cheese from Cyprus): حَلُّومي (ḥallūmi) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), حَلُّوم (ḥallūm) [Hijazi-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), halloumi (Finnish), halloumi [masculine] (French), Halloumi [masculine] (German), χαλούμι (chaloúmi) [neuter] (Greek), χαλλούμι (challoúmi) [neuter] (Greek), ハルーミ (harūmi) (Japanese), halloumi [masculine] (Portuguese), халлу́ми (xallúmi) [masculine] (Russian), halloumi [masculine] (Spanish), hellim (Turkish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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