α. 1900s– pareve, 1900s– pareveh, 1900s– parve Brit. 
/ˈpɑːvə/, U.S. /ˈpɑrvə/, 1900s– parveh.
β. 1900s– parev Brit. /ˈpɑːrəv/, U.S. /ˈpɑrəv/.
pareveadj.
/ˈpɑːrəvə/, U.S. /ˈpɑr(ə)və/ Judaism.
Of, relating to, or designating an item of food made without animal or dairy products, or other derivatives of these, and hence, according to Jewish dietary law, permitted to be eaten with either meat or dairy dishes.
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halal1797
kosher1851
glatt kosher1902
pareve1933
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β. 1964 Jewish Chron. 7 Feb. 16 (advt.) Parev.1967 H. Hill & E. Dodsworth Food Inspection Notes (ed. 7) 98 ‘Parev’ (kosher) ice shall contain not less than 10 per cent. fat and no milk fat or other derivative of milk.1984 R. Friedman Rose of Jericho iv. 38 A glazed pineapple tart beneath a whorl of parev cream.1913 M. H. Neil Story of Crisco 15 Crisco is Kosher... It conforms to the strict Dietary Laws of the Jews. It is known in the Hebrew language as a ‘parava’, or neutral fat. Crisco can be used with both ‘milchig’ and ‘fleichig’ (milk and flesh) foods.]
1933 Time 8 May 24/2 The rabbis, however, allow for ‘neutral’, or parve foods—vegetables, grain products, fish, eggs. Neutral dishes may be prepared as meaty or milky.
1949 Jewish Standard (Toronto) Dec. 99 (advt.) Pareve vegetable soup without meat.
1991 A. Unterman Dict. Jewish Lore & Legend 153/1 Parve food can be eaten with meat or milk dishes, except for fish, which cannot be eaten together with meat, since this is considered unhealthy.
2002 N.Y. Times 22 Sept. xiv. 12/1 Lox..was easy to handle—and pareve, making it acceptable with milk or meat.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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