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I could live on challah bread, the Jewish kosher bread, quite happily.
Dan Aykroyd

Meaning of "kosher" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KOSHER

From Yiddish, from Hebrew kāshēr right, proper.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KOSHER

kosher  [ˈkəʊʃə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KOSHER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kosher is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES KOSHER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

kosher

Kashrut

Kashrut (also kashruth or kashrus, כַּשְׁרוּת) is the set of Jewish religious dietary laws. Food that may be consumed according to halakha (Jewish law) is termed kosher in English, from the Ashkenazi pronunciation of the Hebrew term kashér (כָּשֵׁר), meaning "fit" (in this context, fit for consumption). Among the numerous laws that form part of kashrut are the prohibitions on the consumption of unclean animals (such as pork, shellfish (both Mollusca and Crustacea) and most insects, with the exception of certain species of kosher locusts), mixtures of meat and milk, and the commandment to slaughter mammals and birds according to a process known as shechita. There are also laws regarding agricultural produce that might impact on the suitability of food for consumption. Most of the basic laws of kashrut are derived from the Torah's Books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Their details and practical application, however, are set down in the oral law (eventually codified in the Mishnah and Talmud) and elaborated on in the later rabbinical literature.

Definition of kosher in the English dictionary

The definition of kosher in the dictionary is genuine or authentic. Other definition of kosher is legitimate or proper.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KOSHER


ambusher
ˈæmbʊʃə
dystocia
dɪsˈtəʊʃə
hibakusha
hɪˈbɑːkʊʃə
nonkosher
ˌnɒnˈkəʊʃə
octopusher
ˈɒktəˌpʊʃə
OSHA
ˈəʊʃə
penpusher
ˈpɛnˌpʊʃə
pusher
ˈpʊʃə
scotia
ˈskəʊʃə
shusher
ˈʃʊʃə
unkosher
ʌnˈkəʊʃə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KOSHER

korma
koro
koromiko
korora
korowai
Korsakoff´s psychosis
Korsakoff´s syndrome
Korsakoffian
Kortrijk
koru
koruna
Korzybski
kos
Kos Channel
Kosciusko
Kosciuszko
Kosevo
kosher salt

WORDS THAT END LIKE KOSHER

Asher
cosher
crusher
dishwasher
extinguisher
finisher
fisher
flasher
fresher
josher
kingfisher
mosher
nosher
publisher
punisher
refresher
thrasher
tosher
usher
washer

Synonyms and antonyms of kosher in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «KOSHER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «kosher» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of kosher

Translation of «kosher» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KOSHER

Find out the translation of kosher to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kosher from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kosher» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

按犹太教规的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kosher
570 millions of speakers

English

kosher
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कोषेर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُبَاحٌ فِي الشَّرِيعَةِ اليَهُودِيَّةِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кошерный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kosher
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খাঁটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

casher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Halal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

koscher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ユダヤ教の掟に従って料理された清浄な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유태교 규칙에 따라 처리된
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kosher
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tuân thủ chế độ ăn kiêng kosher
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோஷர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोशर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koşer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kasher
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koszerny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кошерний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cușer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθαρός σύμφωνα με τον εβραϊκό νόμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kosher
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

koscher
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

koscher
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kosher

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KOSHER»

The term «kosher» is very widely used and occupies the 19.453 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KOSHER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kosher

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7 QUOTES WITH «KOSHER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word kosher.
1
Dan Aykroyd
I could live on challah bread, the Jewish kosher bread, quite happily.
2
Zach Braff
I was kosher until I had my Bar Mitzvah, and I parlayed officially becoming a man into telling my father I wanted to eat cheeseburgers.
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Gilbert Gottfried
I was Jewish, through and through, although in our house that didn't mean a whole lot. We never went to synagogue. I never had a Bar Mitzvah. We didn't keep kosher or observe the Sabbath. In fact, I'm not so sure I would have known what the Sabbath looked like if it passed me on the street, so how could I observe it?
4
Andrea Mackris
I'm supposed to say, Bill O'Reilly, that's immoral - click - and then walk back in and book his A block the next day and have a fine day and everything be kosher? I don't think so.
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Larry Miller
Manufacturers are making products kosher to get in on that market, plus more people are looking for kosher.
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Leonard Nimoy
I certainly don't live in a kosher home although I was raised in a kosher environment.
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Rachel Ticotin
My mother's Puerto Rican and my father's Russian-Jewish, so we consider ourselves to be Jewricans or Puertojews. I think Puertojew sounds like a kosher bathroom, so I prefer Jewrican.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KOSHER»

Discover the use of kosher in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kosher and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kosher Jesus
This is especially true of Jesus' most famous oration, the Sermon on the Mount, which is a reformulation of the Torah he studied and to which he was committed.
Shmuel Boteach, 2012
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Is it Kosher: Encyclopedia of Kosher Foods : Facts & Fallacies
An essential work for every Jewish home! Proclaimed as the 'Encyclopedia of Kosher Foods, Facts, and Fallacies,' this handy volume will fill you in on everything you need to know about the kosher food industry.
Eliezer Eidlitz, 2004
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Kosher Billionaire's Secret Recipe
A tour of some of the world's most luxurious healthy cuisines profiles dishes designed to appeal to all of the senses while bolstering overall well-being, in a volume that combines recipes with celebrity vignettes and lavish photography. 35 ...
Stacy Cohen, 2007
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Kosher Food Production
The second edition of Kosher Food Production explores the intricate relationship between modern food production and related Kosher application.
Zushe Yosef Blech, 2009
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Enlitened Kosher Cooking
Whether you're struggling to take off a few pounds, have serious health concerns, or are in perfect shape, Enlitened Kosher Cooking is a resource you cannot be without. Ms. Cohen is the founder and CEO of the Jewish Diabetes Association.
Nechama Cohen, 2006
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Kosher
Timothy Lytton tells a story of successful private-sector regulation: how independent certification agencies rescued U.S. kosher supervision from corruption and made it a model of nongovernmental administration.
Timothy D. Lytton, 2013
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Kosher Nation: Why More and More of America's Food Answers ...
A revelatory look at the current state of kosher in America, this book will appeal to anyone interested in food, religion, Jewish identity, or big business. From the Hardcover edition.
Sue Fishkoff, 2010
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Quick & Kosher: Recipes from the Bride who Knew Nothing
QUICK & KOSHER: Recipes From The Bride Who Knew Nothing is the hilarious story of Jamie Geller, a spunky young exec who came into marriage and kosher cooking without knowing a spatula from a saucepan.
Jamie Geller, 2007
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Something Ain't Kosher Here: The Rise of the "Jewish" Sitcom
In this humorous work, Brook explores the cultural significance of the recentunprecedented explosion in "Jewish" sitcoms.
Vincent Brook, 2003
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Kosher Chinese: Living, Teaching, and Eating with China's ...
Kosher Chinese is an illuminating account of the lives of the residents of Guiyang, particularly the young people who will soon control the fate of the world.
Michael Levy, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KOSHER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kosher is used in the context of the following news items.
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Meet the 'Kosher Walkie Talkie'
The Zomet Institute of Halacha and Technology, which focuses on transforming modern technologies to be kosher for use on Shabbat, has ... «Shalom Life, Jul 15»
2
New Kosher Eatery Opens in Narberth
Members of the Jewish community in the western suburbs can now go out to eat kosher sushi, Chinese food, steak, shwarama and burgers all ... «Jewish Exponent, Jul 15»
3
Prisons – RLUIPA – Kosher food
Where the plaintiff inmate, an Orthodox Jew, contends that he was denied calorically adequate kosher food as well as access to religious ... «Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Jul 15»
4
A Call for Tolerance After Kosher Cookie-Gay Marriage Mishegas
Hodges decision, codifying the right of LGBT Americans to marry across the country, Moritz placed a picture of kosher rainbow cookies on the ... «Forward, Jul 15»
5
South Africa one of Leading Kosher Markets
Toronto, with 270 000 Jews, is a significant kosher market. In a price comparison of a whole kosher chicken across the continents, Jewish ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
6
Ziggy Gruber learned his craft in Spring Valley's Cresthill Kosher
Third-generation deli man Ziggy Gruber never set out to star in a movie — all he wanted to do was help keep the kosher deli tradition alive. «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
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Introducing: The 'Kosher Walkie Talkie' - Jewish World - News …
Introducing: The 'Kosher Walkie Talkie'. The Zomet Institute of Halacha and Technology has developed a 'Shabbat Friendly' walkie talkie, ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
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Beach Buzz: Vegan, gluten-free kosher bakery Bunnie Cakes …
Bunnie Cakes, a Midtown/Edgewater-based vegan, gluten-free and kosher bakery will open a second location in Aventura Mall at 10 a.m. ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
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Teaneck man launches first glatt-kosher meal-delivery kit
Douglas Soclof of Teaneck knew he was onto something. The 45-year-old father of four was sure that busy kosher households, like his, could ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
10
How to stop kosher slaughterers from abusing animals
The laws of keeping kosher were created to promote health and humane practices. It's time to get back in touch with those values by revising ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Kosher [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kosher>. May 2024 ».
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