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helva

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حلوا (helva, halva), from Classical Persian حَلْوَا (halwā, “sweetmeat”), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā, “candy, confection, dessert”).

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c. 750 CEArabic

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