shohet

American  

[shaw-khet, shoh-kheyt, shoi-khit, shoh-khit] / ʃɔˈxɛt, ˈʃoʊ xeɪt, ˈʃɔɪ xɪt, ˈʃoʊ xɪt /

Or shochet

noun

Hebrew.

shohetim, plural shohets plural

1. a person certified by a rabbi or Jewish court of law to slaughter animals for food in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• shohetim
  plural
• shohets
  plural

Etymology

Origin of shohet

shōḥēṭ literally, one who slaughters