khalal

adjective

kha·​lal

kəˈläl

: of, relating to, or constituting the second of four recognized stages in the ripening of a date in which it reaches its full size and changes from green to red or yellow or a combination of the two colors compare kimri, rutab, tamar

Word History

Etymology

Arabic khalāl

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