kosher
Judaism.
fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to the dietary or ceremonial laws: kosher meat; kosher dishes; a kosher Torah scroll.
adhering to the laws governing such fitness: a kosher restaurant.
Informal.
proper; legitimate.
genuine; authentic.
kosher food: Where can I eat kosher in Mexico City?
to make kosher: to kosher meat by salting.
Idioms about kosher
keep kosher, to adhere to the dietary laws of Judaism.
Origin of kosher
1- Also kasher.
Other words from kosher
- non·ko·sher, adjective, noun
- un·ko·sher, adjective
Words Nearby kosher
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How to use kosher in a sentence
So, it takes some courage to suggest that those billions and trillions may not be kosher.
Does Advertising Actually Work? (Part 2: Digital) (Ep. 441) | Stephen J. Dubner | November 26, 2020 | FreakonomicsThey weren’t telling them because they knew what they were doing wasn’t kosher.
Woman sues after learning ‘anonymous’ sperm donor was her own fertility doctor | Rachel Weiner | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostSeason all over with 1½ teaspoons kosher salt, rubbing to adhere.
Turn a cheap chicken dinner into a Turkish street-food getaway | SAVEUR Editors | September 25, 2020 | Popular-ScienceHer talents as a home chef were so apparent that she soon began taking kosher catering orders for hotel guests visiting Dubai.
At Saffron in New Orleans, bar director Ashwin Vilkhu keeps a kosher salt solution on hand for a variety of drinks, including the Junglee Bird.
Why you should be adding salt to your cocktails | By Céline Bossart/Saveur | September 4, 2020 | Popular-Science
The gentleman was listed as Orthodox and kosher, which is way too religious for my friend whose JSwipe account I was test-driving.
According to a 2013 Pew Research Center study 28 percent of Jews ages 18 to 49 keep kosher inside their homes.
With some, though, there was nothing to be done to help a kosher gal out.
At an event about traditionally Jewish food, I initially expected a little more awareness of kosher restrictions.
Mixing meat and dairy is a kosher rule-breaker, so they switched the cheese for potatoes.
He wanted eighty roubles, and swore by his kosher Yiddishkeit (ritually pure Judaism) that the affair would cost him seventy-five.
Ghetto Comedies | Israel ZangwillMr. Enoch, the kosher butcher, rose amid excitement, and asked if he had come there to be insulted!
Ghetto Comedies | Israel ZangwillI met him one day in one of his resorts, a "kosher" lunch room of the Jewish district.
Discourses of Keidansky | Bernard G. RichardsShe helps an aunt who conducts a little kosher delicatessen shop in a Hester-st.
Shorty McCabe on the Job | Sewell FordIt is a bit more mellow than most and, like all kosher products, is stamped by the Jewish authorities who prepare it.
The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton Brown
British Dictionary definitions for kosher
/ (ˈkəʊʃə) /
Origin of kosher
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for kosher (1 of 2)
Food that is permitted according to a set of dietary restrictions found in the Old Testament. For many Jews (see also 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.”
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