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Definition of trayf in English: trayf Definition of trayf in US English: trayf(also treyf, treyfa) adjectivetrāf (of food) not satisfying the requirements of Jewish law. I asked her if she ever ate food that was trayf Example sentencesExamples - Foods that are not acceptable (termed trefa) include pork, fish that do not have scales and fins (like lobster or shrimp), and meals that combine meat and dairy products.
- Delineated in the Book of Leviticus and dating back to 1200 B.C.E., kashrut is a system of food laws for eating kosher foods and avoiding trefa foods.
- The word most commonly used to designate any non-kosher food is trayf - meaning torn.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Hebrew ṭĕrēp̱āh ‘the flesh of an animal torn or mauled’, from ṭārap̱ ‘rend’. |