kosher

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkəʊʃə(r)/, SAMPA: /"k@US@(r)/
• Rhymes: -əʊʃə(r)

Etymology

Hebrew כשר (kasher), meaning kosher.

Adjective

kosher (comparative more kosher, superlative most kosher)

1. (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.

2. (figuratively, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice.

   Is what I have done kosher with Mr. Smith?

Antonyms

• treyf

Related terms

• kashrut

Translations

of food, prepared in accordance with Jewish religious practices

Bulgarian: кашер (bg) Czech: košer (cs) Dutch: koosjer (nl) Finnish: košer (fi) French: casher (fr), kascher (fr) German: koscher (de) Hebrew: כשר (he) (kasher)

Hungarian: kóser (hu) Italian: kasher (it) Japanese: コーシャ (ja) (kōsha) Romanian: cușer (ro) Russian: кошерный (ru) (košérnyj) Yiddish: כּשר (yi) (kosher)

figuratively, normal or standard

Czech: košer (cs) French: casher (fr)

Hungarian: kóser (hu) Romanian: cúșer (ro)

Verb

kosher (third-person singular simple present koshers, present participle koshering, simple past and past participle koshered)

1. (transitive) to make kosher.

Translations

make kosher

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German: koscher machen

Yiddish: (1) כשרן (koshern) (2) כשר מאכן (kosher makhn)

See also

• halal

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Spanish

Adjective

kosher m. and f. (plural kosheres)

1. kosher