Heard spelling

challaza

Spelled chalaza. a doubled consonant

Does the l double?

No, and the stress makes it look as though it should.

The weight of the word falls on the second syllable, and English usually doubles a consonant when a stressed syllable is closed and short. This one is not short. The vowel is a long a, as in lazy or hazy, and a doubled l would cut it back.

Say

kuh-LAY-zuh

Letters

C-H-A-L-A-Z-A