halal
Spanish, adjective/xaˈlal/
halal is spelled H-A-L-A-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 72,568th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Halal is a Spanish adjective meaning “halal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que es lícito de acuerdo a la doctrina musulmana. Se usa especialmente con los alimentos, lo que implica que…”.
What does halal mean in English?
adjective
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halal
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que es lícito de acuerdo a la doctrina musulmana. Se usa especialmente con los alimentos, lo que implica que tienen la homologación de que en todo el proceso de producción y distribución se respetaron diversas prescripciones que impone el islam.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce halal?
- /xaˈlal/
- [xaˈlal]
- [aˈlal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to halal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is halal in Spanish?
halal appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).