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kosher

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ko·sher  (kshr) also ka·sher (kä-)
adj.
1. Judaism
a. Conforming to dietary laws; ritually pure: kosher meat.
b. Selling or serving food prepared in accordance with dietary laws: a kosher restaurant.
2. Slang
a. Legitimate; permissible: "consolidating noneditorial functions of the papers, which is kosher" (Christian Science Monitor).
b. Genuine; authentic.
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 er, from Hebrew kr, fitting, proper, from kr, to be fitting, to succeed; see kr in Semitic roots.]

kosher [ˈkəʊʃə]
adj
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Judaism conforming to religious law; fit for use: esp, (of food) prepared in accordance with the dietary laws See also kasher, kashruth
2. Informal
a.  genuine or authentic
b.  legitimate or proper
[from Yiddish, from Hebrew kāshēr right, proper]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kosherkosher - food that fulfills the requirements of Jewish dietary law
aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, nutrition - a source of materials to nourish the body
Adj.1.kosher - conforming to dietary laws; "kosher meat"; "a kosher kitchen"
Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
clean - ritually clean or pure
2.kosher - proper or legitimate
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

kosher
adjective (Informal) acceptable, seemly, standard, fitting, correct, appropriate, diplomatic, right, proper, O.K. or okay (informal) I guessed something wasn't quite kosher.
Translations
kosher [ˈkəʊʃəʳ] ADJ
1. (lit) → autorizado por la ley judía, kosher
2. (= genuine) → legal

kosher [ˈkəʊʃər] adj
[food, butcher] → kascher inv
(= correct) → kascher inv, catholique

kosher
adj
(inf)in Ordnung; to make everything kosheralles in Ordnung bringen; there’s something not quite kosher about the dealan dem Geschäft ist etwas faul (inf)

kosher [ˈkəʊʃəʳ] adjkasher inv
kosher [ˈkəʊʃəʳ] adjkasher inv

kosher شَرْعِيّ košer kosher koscher καθαρός σύμφωνα με τον εβραϊκό νόμο kosher kosher- casher košer kasher ユダヤ教の掟に従って料理された清浄な 유태교 규칙에 따라 처리된 koosjer koscher koszerny kosher кошерный koscher สะอาดและดีพอที่จะกินได้ตามกฏของอาหารยิว kaşer tuân thủ chế độ ăn kiêng kosher 合适的


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The visitors were taken there and shown them, all neatly hung in rows, labeled conspicuously with the tags of the government inspectors--and some, which had been killed by a special process, marked with the sign of the kosher rabbi, certifying that it was fit for sale to the orthodox.
 
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