halal
adjective/həˈlæl/, /həˈlɑːl/
/həˈlæl/, /həˈlɑːl/
- (of meat) from an animal that has been killed according to Islamic law
- halal meat
- a halal butcher (= one who sells halal meat)
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- acceptable according to Islamic law see also haramTopics Religion and festivalsc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Arabic ḥalāl ‘according to religious law’.
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