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chalaf

The English word “chalaf” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A knife used by Ashkenazi Jews in shehitah, the kosher slaughter of animals.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish חלף (khalaf), from Hebrew חַלָּף (khaláf).

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