challah

Definition of Challah in English :

1. challah, hallah

(Judaism) a loaf of white bread containing eggs and leavened with yeast; often formed into braided loaves and glazed with eggs before baking

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Challah

noun plural -lahs or -loth (Hebrew -ˈlɔt)

bread, usually in the form of a plaited loaf, traditionally eaten by Jews to celebrate the Sabbath

noun

the traditional loaf of rich white bread, usually braided or twisted, eaten by Jews on the Sabbath and holidays

n.

A loaf of yeast-leavened egg bread, usually braided, traditionally eaten by Jews on the Sabbath, holidays, and other ceremonial occasions.