halloumi
/həˈlumi/noun
halloumi is spelled H-A-L-L-O-U-M-I: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, halloumi means “A traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of halloumi is halloumis.
How many letters and syllables are in halloumi?
| Letters | 8: H-A-L-L-O-U-M-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is halloumi?
Halloumi appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce halloumi?
- UK /həˈluːmi/
- US /həˈlumi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with halloumi?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as halloumi from its last stressed vowel (/umi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of halloumi
- halloumis plural
- hallumi
- hallomi
- halloomi
- haloomi
- haloumi
- halumi
- helloumi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does halloumi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional cheese from Cyprus, made from goat's and/or sheep's milk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Halloumi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense traditional cheese from Cyprus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | halloumi |
| German | Halloumi |
| Portuguese | halloumi |
| Spanish | halloumi |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does halloumi come from?
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".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).