26984 words

kosher

6 definitions • 9 examples
1
(of food or places where food is sold, etc.) prepared or kept in conditions that follow the rules of Jewish law:

Examples:

kosher food/meat
2
legal, able to be trusted and therefore good:

Examples:

Their business activities aren't quite kosher.
3
to follow the rules of Jewish law about which types of food can be eaten, and about how to prepare and store food:

Examples:

Only about 15 percent of the nation's roughly 5.2 million Jews keep kosher.
4
to make food or food preparation equipment kosher (= to make it follow the rules of Jewish law), for example by removing blood from meat by washing it and using salt:

Examples:

Kosher salt is the salt used for koshering meat.
If you want your kitchen koshered, he can do it.
5
(of food or places where food is kept) prepared or kept in conditions that follow the rules of Jewish law:

Examples:

kosher food
a kosher restaurant
6
Kosher can also mean acceptable or correct:

Examples:

It’s kosher for a politician to make a fortune when he leaves office, but not when he’s in office.

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