kosher
English
WOTD – 12 May 2016
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A kosher McDonald's in Argentina
Etymology
From Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kashér).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊʃə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊʃɚ/
- (rare, Yiddish-influenced) IPA(key): /ˈkɔʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈkɑʃə(ɹ)/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊʃə(ɹ)
Adjective
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.
- (figuratively, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice.
- Is what I have done kosher with Mr. Smith?
Antonyms
- treyf
Derived terms
- eco-kosher
- kosherize
- kosherly
- kosherness
- kosher pickle
- kosher salt
- kosher tax
- nonkosher
- unkosher
Related terms
- kasher
- kashrut
Translations
in accordance with Jewish law
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figuratively, normal or standard
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Adverb
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:
- 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.
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Verb
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.
Translations
make kosher — see kasher
See also
- halal
Portuguese
Adjective
kosher (invariable)
- (of food) kosher (prepared in accordance with Jewish religious practices)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoʃeɾ/ [ˈko.ʃeɾ]
- Rhymes: -oʃeɾ
- IPA(key): /ˈkoseɾ/ [ˈko.seɾ]
- Rhymes: -oseɾ
- Syllabification: ko‧sher
Adjective
kosher (plural kosheres)
- kosher
Further reading
- “kosher”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Adjective
kosher (not comparable)
- alternative spelling of koscher
References
- kosher in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kosher in Svensk ordbok (SO)