glatt kosher

[glaht]

adjective

Judaism.

1. prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth.

   glatt kosher meat.

2. adhering to these laws.

   a glatt kosher restaurant.

3. (loosely) strictly kosher.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glatt kosher¹

1950–55; < Yiddish glat literally, smooth, even < Middle High German ( German glatt ), Old High German: bright, shining; glad ¹