A Filipino dessert made with mixed fruits, boiled sweetened white beans, milk, and flavoured crushed ice, typically topped with purple yam, crème caramel, and ice cream.
a tall glass of halo-halo
Origin
Tagalog, from halo ‘mix’.
Definition of halo-halo in US English:
halo-halo
nounˌhälōˈhälōˌhɑloʊˈhɑloʊ
A Filipino dessert made with mixed fruit, boiled sweetened white beans, milk, and shaved ice, typically topped with purple yam, crème caramel, and ice cream.