Origin: ModL < Gr, hail < IE base *gheləd-, ice > Pers žāla, hail, OSlav žlědica, sleet
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noun pl. cha·la·zae (-zē) or cha·la·zas
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Origin: Greek khalaza, hard lump, hailstone
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