treyf

English

Alternative forms

• treyfe, treife, treif, tref
• trayf, traif, traife
• trafe
• terefah, terephah

Etymology

From Yiddish טרייף‎ (treyf), from Hebrew טְרֵפָה‎ (trēfáh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹeɪf/
• Rhymes: -eɪf

Adjective

treyf (not comparable)

1. (Judaism, of food) Not kosher.

   The casserole looked delicious, but Moishe wouldn't eat it because it was treyf.

   Synonym: unkosher

   Antonym: kosher

Translations

not kosher

• Czech: trejfe
• French: trief (fr)
• German: nicht koscher, treife (de)
• Hebrew: טָרֵף‎ (he) (taréf)

• Polish: trefny (pl) m
• Russian: тре́фный (ru) (tréfnyj)
• Yiddish: טרייף‎ (treyf)

Further reading

• treyf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• TERFy, terfy