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| ko·sher [ kṓshər ] |
adjective |
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1. ritually pure: describes food that has been prepared so that it is fit and suitable under Jewish law
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2. preparing or selling kosher food: preparing or selling foods that are fit and suitable under Jewish law
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3. lawful or proper: allowed by law, or regarded as correct or proper
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informal
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  Something's not kosher about his handling of the situation.
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4. real: genuine, not false or fake
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informal
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transitive verb (past and past participle ko·shered, present participle ko·sher·ing, 3rd person present singular ko·shers) |
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prepare kosher food: to prepare food in a way that is fit and suitable under Jewish law
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| [Mid-19th century. < Hebrew kāšēr "fit, proper"] |
