halal

Etymology

From Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).

adj

  1. (Islam) Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
    […] broadening the demand for halal across all product categories, not just in their consumption of meat products […] 2014, Professor Nilüfer Göle, Islam and Public Controversy in Europe, page 176
  2. (of food) Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.
  3. (figurative, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice; acceptable.
    Is this kosher? I hear you ask. Is it halal? Can this really be viewed as strict adherence to the letter and spirit of the competition? 2008, Nicholas Drayson, A Guide to the Birds of East Africa, page 120

adv

  1. In a halal manner; in accordance with Muslim religious customs.
    Just like eating halal is not a choice for our Muslim brothers and sisters, for us, eating kosher is not voluntary; it’s who we are and as necessary as the oxygen we need for sustenance. August 20, 2020, Eliezer Brand, “ICE is forcing Muslims to eat pork. My fellow Orthodox Jews: This is our fight!”, in The Forward

verb

  1. (transitive) To make halal.

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