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treif

treif is the alternative spelling of treyf.

Meaning of treyf

Adjective

treyf (not comparable)

  1. (Judaism) Not kosher.
    • The casserole looked delicious, but Moishe wouldn't eat it because it was treyf.
    Antonyms:
    kosher

Questions about treif

What is treif the alternative spelling of?
Treif is the alternative spelling of treyf.

Words near treif in the dictionary

  1. Treherne
  2. Trei Asar
  3. Treibick
  4. Treichel
  5. Treichels
  6. treif
  7. treifa
  8. treife
  9. Treig
  10. treile
  11. treiles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: treif (page history and authors); treyf (page history and authors). 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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