VOCAB.RS

alva

алва

ȃlva · fem.

NOUN

colloq. halva

Kupio sam alvu na vašaru. — I bought some halva at the fair.

Deca obožavaju alvu sa kikirikijem. — Kids love peanut halva.

A variant is halva; in everyday speech in Serbia alva is usual.

Synonyms:

halva

Expressions

ići kao alva — to sell like hot cakes

Nove patike idu kao alva. — The new sneakers are selling like hot cakes.

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