kosher
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /ˈkəʊʃə(r)/, X-SAMPA: /"k@US@(r)/
- (rare, Yiddish-influenced) IPA: /ˈkɔʃə(r)/, /ˈkɑʃə(r)/
- Rhymes: -əʊʃə(r)
Etymology[edit]
From Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kashér).
Adjective[edit]
kosher (comparative more kosher, superlative most kosher)
- (of food) Prepared in accordance with Jewish religious practices.
- Well, if I had known it was a kosher deli, I certainly would not have ordered a ham and cheese on rye.
- (figuratively, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice.
- Is what I have done kosher with Mr. Smith?
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Translations[edit]
of food, prepared in accordance with Jewish religious practices
figuratively, normal or standard
Verb[edit]
kosher (third-person singular simple present koshers, present participle koshering, simple past and past participle koshered)
- (transitive) to make kosher.
Translations[edit]
make kosher
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Spanish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
kosher m and f (plural kosheres)
