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halal

adjective [before noun]
 
 
/hæˈlæl/

Definition

describes meat from an animal that has been killed in the way that is demanded by Islamic law, or someone who sells this meat: halal meat a halal butcherIslamVarious qualities of food
(Definition of halal adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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