What is "halvah"

Usage examples of "halvah".

He normally enjoyed Gurnsey's company—of all his father's men, Halvah was the one Pall was sure he was smarter than.

They each wore a Freedmenmen sweatsuit he had presented as gifts to Halvah the night before.

I asked Halvah what kind of writings these were that her father never ceased to read from.

I allowed this much to flow from Fish's lips, progressing as a man, winning prizes in the sciences, sharing the marriage bed with my Halvah, stinky feet or not, ashes raining down.

The technician, seeing Steiner look out through the window of the shed, nodded to indicate that the rocket was ready for its return load, so Steiner put down his tins of halvah temporarily.

Steiner said, as he and Otto loaded the cans of halvah into the 'copter.

The dark pantry, full of figs, almonds, walnuts, halvah, and dried apricots, made her feel better, too.

He didn’t deal in dried apricots from Syria, halvah from Turkey, and honey from Lebanon.

The food is the same, the dried figs, the halvah, the stuffed grape leaves.

I could hear the waitress setting down Harry's halvah, but I paid no attention.

Halvah helped me, my wife, grinding the mirror, assembling the mount, measuring and cutting wood, sending away for instructions, pasting and hammering.