halal

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   permissible under Islamic law, especially of food

   The restaurant serves only halal meat.

Simplified etymology

Halal entered English in the mid-19th century from Arabic ḥalāl, meaning “according to religious law.” It commonly contrasts with haram, which denotes what is forbidden.

From Arabic ḥalāl ('lawful, permitted'), from the root ḥ-l-l meaning 'to be lawful, to untie'.

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