Kosher

Kosher
Kosher Ko"sher, a. [heb. kosh["e]r fit, proper.] 1. Ceremonially clean, according to Jewish law; -- applied to food, esp. to meat of animals slaughtered according to the requirements of Jewish law. Opposed to {tref}. For food to be officially kosher, it must be certified fit to eat by a Rabbi, according to Jewish ritual law; as, kosher food. Hence, designating a shop, store, house, etc., where such food is sold or used; as, a kosher restaurant.

Syn: cosher, ritually fit, sanctioned. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. Proper; seemly; appropriate; legitimate; as, it's not kosher to do it that way. [colloq.] [PJC]

3. Genuine. [colloq.] [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • kosher — (adj.) ritually fit or pure (especially of food), 1851, from Yiddish kosher, from Heb. kasher fit, proper, lawful, from base of kasher was suitable, proper. Generalized sense of correct, legitimate is from 1896 …   Etymology dictionary

  • kosher — |cóchar| adj. 2 g. 2 núm. Que está de acordo com a lei judaica (ex.: carne kosher).   ‣ Etimologia: palavra iídiche …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • kosher — [adj1] ritually proper apropos, clean, decent, ritually pure, undefiled; concepts 401,404 kosher [adj2] legitimate acceptable, according to law, authentic, genuine, legal, permissible, permitted, proper; concepts 319,558,582 …   New thesaurus

  • Kosher — Ko sher, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Koshered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Koshering}.] To prepare in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law, as meat. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • kosher — meaning ‘fulfilling the requirements of Jewish law’, is pronounced koh shǝ …   Modern English usage

  • kosher — ► ADJECTIVE 1) satisfying the requirements of Jewish law with regards to the preparation of food. 2) informal genuine and legitimate. ► VERB ▪ prepare (food) according to Jewish law. ORIGIN Hebrew, proper …   English terms dictionary

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