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Kosher — Ko sher, n. Kosher food; also, a kosher shop. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. the practise of adherence to the Jewish ritual law; used mostly in the phrase {keep kosher}, v. i.. [PJC] {keep kosher} To adhere to the rules for eating only kosher food and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kosher — [kō′shər; ] for v., usually [ käsh′ər] adj. [Yiddish < Heb kāshēr, fit, proper < root kšr, to be appropriate] 1. Judaism a) clean or fit to eat according to the dietary laws: Lev. 11 b) serving or dealing with food prepared according to… … English World dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kosher — Relativo a la preparación y la presentación de alimentos según las leyes judías. Los alimentos Kosher per se son las frutas, vegetales y cereales corrientes, así como el té y el café. Los alimentos no Kosher son el cerdo, las aves de rapiña y los … Diccionario médico
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
kosher — /koh sheuhr/, adj. 1. Judaism. a. fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to the dietary or ceremonial laws: kosher meat; kosher dishes; a kosher tallith. b. adhering to the laws governing such fitness: a kosher restaurant. 2. Informal. a.… … Universalium
