Kosher Definition

kōshər
koshers
adjective
Clean or fit to eat according to the dietary laws: Lev. 11
Webster's New World
Observing dietary laws.
A kosher household.
American Heritage
Serving or dealing with food prepared according to such laws.
A kosher kitchen.
Webster's New World
Prepared according to traditional Jewish recipes.
Kosher pickles.
Webster's New World
Legitimate; permissible.
Is it kosher to wear jeans in the office?
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
To make kosher.
Webster's New World
noun
Kosher food.
Webster's New World
idiom
keep kosher
  • To observe Jewish dietary laws.
American Heritage
keep kosher
  • to observe the Jewish dietary laws
Webster's New World

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Kosher

  • keep kosher
  • keep kosher

Origin of Kosher

  • Yiddish kosher from Ashkenazi Hebrew kóšer from Hebrew kāšēr fitting, proper from kāšēr to be fitting, to succeed kṯr in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kashér).

    From Wiktionary

Kosher Sentence Examples

  • Kosher meat is labelled with the name of the slaughterer and the date of killing.

  • Some will require that strictly kosher meals are ordered.

  • Ener-G Egg Replacer is vegan, gluten-free and certified Kosher.

  • The restaurant serves lunch and dinner daily and features a kosher children's menu.

  • Ener-G is a vegan friendly, kosher certified product which contains no animal or dairy products.

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Words Starting With

KKOKOS

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RERHER

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