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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ko·sher
[koh-sher] Pronunciation Key
[koh-sher] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom
| 1. | Judaism.
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| 2. | Informal.
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| 3. | Informal. kosher food: Let's eat kosher tonight. |
| 4. | Judaism. to make kosher: to kosher meat by salting. |
| 5. | keep kosher, to adhere to the dietary laws of Judaism. |
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| ko·sher
(kō'shər) Pronunciation Key
adj.
tr.v. ko·shered also ka·shered, ko·sher·ing also ka·sher·ing, ko·shers also ka·shers To make proper or ritually pure. [Yiddish kosher, from Ashkenazi Hebrew kóšer, from Hebrew kāšēr, fitting, proper, from kāšēr, to be fitting, to succeed; see kṯr in Semitic roots.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
kosher
kosher
"ritually fit or pure" (especially of food), 1851, from Yiddish kosher, from Heb. kasher "fit, proper, lawful," from base of kasher "was suitable, proper." General sense of "correct, legitimate" is from 1896.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| kosher | |
adjective | |
| 1. | conforming to dietary laws; "kosher meat"; "a kosher kitchen" |
| 2. | proper or legitimate |
noun | |
| 1. | food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
kosher
kosher
Food that is permitted according to a set of dietary restrictions found in the Old Testament. For many 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.”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
kosher
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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Kosher
Ko"sher\, a. [heb. kosh["e]r fit, proper.] 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. Hence, designating a shop, store, house, etc., where such food is sold or used.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Kosher
Ko"sher\, n. Kosher food; also, a kosher shop.
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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.
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