kosher
UK/ˈkəʊʃə/US/ˈkoʊʃɚ/
kosher adjective: fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).
Adjective
kosher (comparative more kosher, superlative most kosher)
- 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.
- 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."
- In accordance with standards or usual practice.
- Is what I have done kosher with Mr. Smith?
- Synonyms:
- by the book, proper, rightful, halal, homodox, orthodox, allowed, conventional, customary, natural
Adverb
kosher (not comparable)
- In a kosher manner; in accordance with kashrut.
- Just like eating halal is not a choice for our Muslim brothers and sisters, for us, eating kosher is not voluntary; it’s who we are and as necessary as the oxygen we need for sustenance.2020 August 20, Eliezer Brand, “ICE is forcing Muslims to eat pork. My fellow Orthodox Jews: This is our fight!”, in The Forward
Verb
kosher (third-person singular simple present koshers, present participle koshering, simple past and past participle koshered)
- To kasher; to prepare (for example, meat) in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law.
kosher meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
kosher in Hindi
- in accordance with Jewish law
- कोशर kośar
kosher in Tamil
- யூதர் மரபுப்படி செய்யும் கசாப்பு
kosher in Marathi
- कोशेर, कोषेर, कोशेरकडे
kosher in Urdu
- in accordance with Jewish law
- کوشر
More languagesFewer languages
- kosher in Telugu
- కోషర్, కోషెర్, కోషర్కు
- kosher in Malayalam
- കോഷർ, കോഷെർ, കോഷറിലേക്ക്
- kosher in Kannada
- ಕೋಷರ್, ಕೋಶರ್, ಕೋಷರ್ಗೆ
- kosher in Punjabi
- ਕੋਸ਼ੇਰ, ਕੋਸ਼ੇਰ, ਕੋਸ਼ਰ
- kosher in Gujarati
- કોશેર, કોષેર, કોશેરે
- kosher in Odia
- କୋଶର୍, କୋଷର୍, କୋଶର୍ଙ୍କୁ
- kosher in Nepali
- कोशेर, कोषेर
- kosher in Arabic
- كُوشِر kūšir, كَشِر kašir
- kosher in Persian
- کاشر kâšer, کوشر košer
Examples of kosher in a sentence
- In order for a suit to be kosher, it cannot contain both wool and linen together.
- Admirers of Israel’s kosher and nonkosher wines need the 2007 edition of “Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wines” (Toby Press, $19.95).2007 January 14, Howard G. Goldberg, “A Tour of Israel, Bottle by Bottle”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013:
Synonyms of kosher
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Forms of kosher
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more kosher |
| superlative | most kosher |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | koshers |
| present participle | koshering |
| past participle | koshered |
| past | koshered |
Origin of kosher
Borrowed from Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kashér).
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Questions about kosher
- What does kosher mean?
- Kosher means fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).
- What is kosher in Hindi?
- Kosher in Hindi is कोशर (kośar). See Kosher meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use kosher in a sentence?
- In order for a suit to be kosher, it cannot contain both wool and linen together.
- What part of speech is kosher?
- Kosher can be an adjective, an adverb or a verb.
- How do you pronounce kosher?
- Kosher is pronounced /ˈkəʊʃə/ (UK).
Words near kosher in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: kosher (page history and authors); kosher (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); kosher (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kosher (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kosher (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kosher (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kosher (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kosher (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kosher (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kosher (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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