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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ko•sher /ˈkoʊʃɚ/USA pronunciation adj. - Judaism
- fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to certain laws of Judaism:kosher food.
- subject to or obeying such laws:a kosher restaurant.
- Judaism, Informal Terms[Informal.]proper* obeying the rules;
legitimate:Cheating them wouldn't be kosher.[It + be + ~ + to + verb]It wouldn't be kosher to sneak around behind his back.
v. [~ + object] - Judaismto make kosher.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ko•sher (kō′shər),USA pronunciation adj. - Judaism
- fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to the dietary or ceremonial laws:kosher meat;kosher dishes;a kosher tallith.
- adhering to the laws governing such fitness:a kosher restaurant.
- Judaism, Informal Terms[Informal.]
- proper;
legitimate. - genuine;
authentic.
- keep kosher, to adhere to the dietary laws of Judaism.
n. - Judaism, Informal Terms[Informal.]kosher food:Let's eat kosher tonight.
v.t. - Judaismto make kosher:to kosher meat by salting.
Also, kasher. - Hebrew kāshēr right, fit
- Yiddish
- 1850–55; 1920–25 for def. 2;
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kosher /ˈkəʊʃə/ adj - conforming to religious law; fit for use: esp, (of food) prepared in accordance with the dietary laws
- informal genuine or authentic
- legitimate or proper
Etymology: 19th Century: from Yiddish, from Hebrew kāshēr right, proper |