kosher
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kashér).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊʃə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊʃɚ/
- (rare, Yiddish-influenced) IPA(key): /ˈkɔʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈkɑʃə(ɹ)/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊʃə(ɹ)
Adjective
[edit]kosher (comparative more kosher, superlative most kosher)
- (Judaism) Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).
- Only in New York can you find a good, kosher hamburger!
- David's mother kept a kosher kitchen, with separate sets of dishes for meat and for dairy.
- In order for a suit to be kosher, it cannot contain both wool and linen together.
- 2007 January 14, Howard G. Goldberg, “A Tour of Israel, Bottle by Bottle”, in The New York Times[1], archived from the original on 30 June 2013:
- Admirers of Israel’s kosher and nonkosher wines need the 2007 edition of “Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wines” (Toby Press, $19.95).
- Observant of the rules of kashrut (of a person or establishment).
- "Are you kosher?" "No, I love to eat scallops."
- "Is this restaurant kosher?" "No, we serve pork."
- (figuratively, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice.
- Is what I have done kosher with Mr. Smith?
Antonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]in accordance with Jewish law
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figuratively, normal or standard
Adverb
[edit]kosher (not comparable)
- In a kosher manner; in accordance with kashrut.
- 2020 August 20, Eliezer Brand, “ICE is forcing Muslims to eat pork. My fellow Orthodox Jews: This is our fight!”, in The Forward[2]:
- Just like eating halal is not a choice for our Muslim brothers and sisters, for us, eating kosher is not voluntary; it’s who we are and as necessary as the oxygen we need for sustenance.
Verb
[edit]kosher (third-person singular simple present koshers, present participle koshering, simple past and past participle koshered)
- (transitive) To kasher; to prepare (for example, meat) in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]make kosher — see kasher
See also
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Adjective
[edit]kosher (invariable)
- (of food) kosher (prepared in accordance with Jewish religious practices)
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kashér).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkoʃeɾ/ [ˈko.ʃeɾ]
- Rhymes: -oʃeɾ
- IPA(key): /ˈkoseɾ/ [ˈko.seɾ]
- Rhymes: -oseɾ
- Syllabification: ko‧sher
Adjective
[edit]kosher m or f (masculine and feminine plural kosheres)
Further reading
[edit]- “kosher”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swedish
[edit]Adjective
[edit]kosher (not comparable, indeclinable)
- alternative spelling of koscher
References
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