kosher (redirected from koshering)

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, ko·sher·ing, ko·shers

To make proper or ritually pure.

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[Yiddish kosher, from Ashkenazi Hebrew kóer, from Hebrew kr, fitting, proper, from kr, to be fitting, to succeed; see kr in Semitic roots.]

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kosher [koh-sher]

Adjective

1. Judaism

a. conforming to religious law

b. (of food) prepared in accordance with the dietary laws

2. Informal legitimate, genuine, or proper

Noun

kosher food [Yiddish]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kosher - 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" cosher 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"

Translations

kosher [ˈkəuʃəʳ] adj → autorizado por la ley judía

kosher [ˈkəuʃəʳ] adj → kascher inv

kosher [ˈkəuʃəʳ] adj → koscher

kosher [ˈkəuʃəʳ] adj → kasher inv