halalcor

noun

ha·​lal·​cor

-ˌkȯ(ə)r

plural -s

: a person in Iran and India to whom any food is lawful

Word History

Etymology

Hindi halālḵẖor, from Persian, from Arabic ḥalāl + Persian ḵẖor eating

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