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kosher

ko·sher [ kṓshər ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. ritually pure: describes food that has been prepared so that it is fit and suitable under Jewish law

2. preparing or selling kosher food: preparing or selling foods that are fit and suitable under Jewish law

3. lawful or proper: allowed by law, or regarded as correct or proper ( informal )
Something's not kosher about his handling of the situation.

4. real: genuine, not false or fake ( informal )



transitive verb  (past and past participle ko·shered, present participle ko·sher·ing, 3rd person present singular ko·shers)
Definition:
 
prepare kosher food: to prepare food in a way that is fit and suitable under Jewish law

[Mid-19th century. < Hebrew kāšēr "fit, proper"]
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