kosher

From Yiddish כּשר‎ (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר‎ (kashér).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkəʊʃə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊʃəɹ/
• (rare, Yiddish-influenced) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈkɑʃə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -əʊʃə(ɹ)

kosher (comparative more kosher, superlative most kosher)

1. (Judaism) Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).

   Only in New York can you find a good, kosher hamburger!

   David's mother kept a kosher kitchen, with separate sets of dishes for meat and for dairy.

   In order for a suit to be kosher, it cannot contain both wool and linen together.

2. (figuratively, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice.

   Is what I have done kosher with Mr. Smith?

• treyf

• kasher
• kashrut

kosher (third-person singular simple present koshers, present participle koshering, simple past and past participle koshered)

1. (transitive) To kasher; to prepare (for example, meat) in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law.

• halal

kosher (plural kosher, comparable)

1. (of food) kosher (prepared in accordance with Jewish religious practices)

kosher (plural kosheres)

1. kosher