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Etymology · Arabic

حَوَالَة

2 English words descend from Arabic حَوَالَة, most common first.

hawalaA long-established informal system of money transfer from South Asia and the Middle East, still in use by migrant workers.
havildarAn noncommissioned officer rank in parts of India, later a specific military rank of the British Indian Army and of the modern armies of India and Pakistan, equivalent to sergeant.