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mashgiah

mashgiah is the alternative spelling of mashgiach.

Meaning of mashgiach

Noun

mashgiach (plural mashgiachs or mashgichim or (rare) mashgihim)

  1. (Judaism) Somebody who supervises the kashrut status of food in a restaurant.
    • Kashruth fraud in Brooklyn. Seems a goon squad of fake mashgichim or kosher supervisors have been making their way around the neighborhoods pulling surprise ‘inspections’ on different shops and restaurants, selling them fancy-looking certificates to put in the window […]2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 24

Forms of mashgiah

pluralmashgiahs

Questions about mashgiah

What is mashgiah the alternative spelling of?
Mashgiah is the alternative spelling of mashgiach.

Words near mashgiah in the dictionary

  1. mashers
  2. mashes
  3. mashes up
  4. mashgiach
  5. mashgiachs
  6. mashgiah
  7. mashgiahs
  8. mashgichim
  9. mashgihim
  10. Mashhad
  11. Mashhadi

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