Meaning

noun (Islam) meat from animals that have been slaughtered in the prescribed way according to the shariah

adjective proper or legitimate

adjective conforming to dietary laws

originEtymology tree Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl)bor. English halal Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).

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