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tref

American

[treyf] / treɪf /

Also trayf,

adjective

Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.

tref British

/ ˈtreɪfə, treɪf /

adjective

Judaism ritually unfit to be eaten; not kosher

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Etymology

Origin of tref

< Yiddish treyf < Hebrew ṭərēphāh “torn flesh,” literally, “something torn”

Example Sentences

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They tempted him with combinations that were very tref.

From New York Times

The event was being sponsored by the Center for Kosher Culinary Arts, a three-year-old organization in Midwood, Brooklyn, that offers instruction to kosher chefs seeking the secrets to fine dining, minus the tref, or nonkosher.

From New York Times

Clean, according to Jewish ritual law; opposed to tref, unclean.

From Project Gutenberg

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