Meanings
Origin
- Demotic Egyptianḥlm
- Semitic
- cop-sahϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ<t:cheese>
- Egyptian Arabicحَلُّوم
- Cypriot Arabicxallúm
- Greekχαλλούμι
- Englishhalloumi
Borrowed from Greek χαλλούμι (challoúmi), from Cypriot Arabic xallúm, from Egyptian Arabic حَلُّوم, from Sahidic Coptic ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ (halōm, “cheese”), or ⲁⲗⲱⲙ (alōm, “cheese”), itself in turn probably a borrowing from Semitic, though in manuscripts and ostraca from 2nd century Roman Egypt, Egyptian Demotic Egyptian ḥlm is also attested with the meaning "cheese".
More words from Greek, Cypriot Arabic, Egyptian Arabic
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Bulgarian халу́ми
- халу́ми (halúmi)traditional cheese from Cyprus
Finnish halloumi
- halloumitraditional cheese from Cyprus
French halloumi
- halloumitraditional cheese from Cyprus
German Halloumi
- Halloumitraditional cheese from Cyprus
Greek χαλούμι, χαλλούμι
- χαλούμι (chaloúmi)traditional cheese from Cyprus
- χαλλούμι (challoúmi)traditional cheese from Cyprus
Japanese ハルーミ
- ハルーミ (harūmi)traditional cheese from Cyprus
Polish halloumi
- halloumitraditional cheese from Cyprus
Portuguese halloumi
- halloumitraditional cheese from Cyprus
Russian халлу́ми
- халлу́ми (xallúmi)traditional cheese from Cyprus
Spanish halloumi
- halloumitraditional cheese from Cyprus
Turkish hellim
- hellimtraditional cheese from Cyprus
Cite this entry
halloumi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halloumi
“halloumi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halloumi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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