kashruth


kash·rut

also kash·ruth K0020000 (käsh′rəth, -rəs, käsh-ro͞ot′)n.1. The state of being kosher.2. The body of Jewish dietary law.
[Mishnaic Hebrew kašrût, from kāšēr, fitting; see kosher.]

kashruth

(kaʃˈruːt) or

kashrut

n1. (Judaism) the condition of being fit for ritual use in general2. (Judaism) the system of dietary laws which require ritual slaughter, the removal of excess blood from meat, and the complete separation of milk and meat, and prohibit such foods as pork and shellfish[literally: appropriateness, fitness]

kash•ruth

or kash•rut

(kɑʃˈrut, ˈkɑʃ rut)

n. 1. the Jewish dietary laws. 2. fitness for use with respect to Jewish law. [1905–10; < Hebrew]