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hawala

/həˈwɑːlə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
hawala
IPA
/həˈwɑːlə/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long-established informal system of money transfer from South Asia and the Middle East, still in use by migrant workers.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَوَالَة (ḥawāla, “transfer, trust”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

hawalas (plural) hawalla (alternative) hewala (alternative) havala (alternative) xawala (alternative) havaleh (alternative)

Derived Forms

hawaladar

Questions

How do you pronounce hawala?
The recorded pronunciation is /həˈwɑːlə/.
What does hawala mean?
A long-established informal system of money transfer from South Asia and the Middle East, still in use by migrant workers.
Where does hawala come from?
Borrowed from Arabic حَوَالَة (ḥawāla, “transfer, trust”).

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