Pronounced: add-uh-SO-nee-uhn, adj
Notes: Another new word to me
Yesterday’s word
The word challah is “egg-rich yeast-leavened bread that is usually braided or twisted before baking”
First usage
It’s not clear when this word came into English
Background / Comments
Challah is a type of bread traditionally baked to celebrate the Jewish sabbath. Our word came to English from Yiddish, but originally came from the Hebrew word hallāh. Note that when our word first showed up, there were multiple variant spellings: challa, challoth, challot, hallah, halloth, and hallot. The reference material I have indicates that the the spellings still in common use are challah, challa, and hallah (I think I’ve run across hallah).
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