Meaning

3 senses
  1. (Judaism)Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).

    Only in New York can you find a good, kosher hamburger!

    David's mother kept a kosher kitchen, with separate sets of dishes for meat and for dairy.

    koscher

    коше́рныйkošérnyj

    кошернийkošernyj

  2. Observant of the rules of kashrut (of a person or establishment).

    "Are you kosher?" "No, I love to eat scallops."

    "Is this restaurant kosher?" "No, we serve pork."

  3. (broadly, figuratively)In accordance with standards or usual practice.

    Is what I have done kosher with Mr. Smith?

More definitions
  • conforming to Jewish dietary laws
  • proper or legitimate

Examples

29 sentences
  1. Tom only eats kosher food.

    Том їсть лише кошерну їжу. — deniko

    deTom isst nur koschere Nahrung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I only eat kosher food.

    Я їм лише кошерну їжу. — deniko

    deIch esse nur Koscheres. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I know it's not kosher.

    Я знаю, що він некошерний. — deniko

    deIch weiß, dass es nicht koscher ist. — Naina

  4. Something wasn't kosher.

    ruЧто-то было нечисто. — sharptoothed

  5. I wouldn't trust that website, it doesn't seem very kosher.

    Я б не довіряла цьому веб-сайту, він не виглядає дуже кошерним. — deniko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
in accordance with Jewish law:
Русский
By meaning 1
in accordance with Jewish law:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in accordance with Jewish law:

Origin

Borrowed from Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kashér).

Borrowed from Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kashér).

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Forms

more kosher, most kosher
Comparativemore kosher Lesson
Superlativemost kosher Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms

Antonyms

4 antonyms
the state of being prohibited from consumption:possul
food that is prohibited:treyf

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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