English

halalflation

Blend of halal + inflation, coined by Zohran Mamdani.

Arabic حَلَال ‘halal, that which is permitted by God’

English halal

Latin flō ‘blow’

Latin īnflō ‘blow into, expand’

Latin īnflātus ‘inflated, having been blown into’

Latin īnflātiō ‘expansion", "blowing up’

Old French inflation ‘swelling’

The story

Blend of halal + inflation, coined by Zohran Mamdani.

noun An increase in the prices of street food in New York City, especially halal cart food.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / halalflation