KOSHER Definition & Meaning

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kosher

[ koh-sher ]

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adjective

Judaism.
1. fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to the dietary or ceremonial laws:
  kosher meat; kosher dishes; a kosher Torah scroll.
2. adhering to the laws governing such fitness:
  a kosher restaurant.
Informal.
1. proper; legitimate.
2. genuine; authentic.

noun

kosher food:
Where can I eat kosher in Mexico City?

verb (used with object)

to make kosher:
to kosher meat by salting.

kosher

/ ˈ��əʊʃə /

adjective

Judaism conforming to religious law; fit for use: esp, (of food) prepared in accordance with the dietary laws See also kasher kashruth
informal.
1. genuine or authentic
2. legitimate or proper

kosher

Food that is permitted according to a set of dietary restrictions found in the Old Testament . For many Jews (see also Jews ), foods that are not kosher cannot be eaten. The term can also be used colloquially to mean anything acceptable: “I don't think it's kosher to yell at your chess opponent when he is thinking about his next move.”

kosher

The descriptive term in Judaism for food and other objects that are clean according to its laws. These laws are contained in the Torah and forbid, for example, the eating of pork or shellfish, the mixing of dairy products and meat, and certain methods of slaughtering animals.

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Origin of kosher¹

First recorded in 1850–55 kosher fordef 1; 1885–90 kosher fordef 3; 1895–1900 kosher fordef 2; from Yiddish, from Ashkenazi pronunciation of Hebrew ��ŧ�� “right, fit”

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Origin of kosher¹

C19: from Yiddish, from Hebrew ��ŧ�� right, proper

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Idioms and Phrases

keep kosher, to adhere to the dietary laws of Judaism.

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At least, Savage noted, it was a kosher dog.

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Synagogues, kosher restaurants and Jewish schools line both Pico and Robertson boulevards, with a healthy mix of single-family homes, condos and apartment buildings tucked in the blocks behind.

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Rabbi Kogan was in the UAE as an emissary for Chabad, which caters to the religious, social and humanitarian needs of Jews around the world, and he also managed a kosher supermarket in Dubai.

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Season the lamb chops with a sprinkle of kosher salt.

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These ideas swirl around Maddie, whose family eats kosher and observes the high holidays, and who rebels against her culture’s expectations of her as a wife and mother.

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