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語源

Borrowed from Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kashér).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkəʊʃə/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈkoʊʃɚ/
• (rare, Yiddish-influenced) IPA: /ˈkɔʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈkɑʃə(ɹ)/
• 韻: -əʊʃə(ɹ)

形容詞

kosher (comparative more kosher, superlative most kosher)

1. (Judaism) Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).

   Hypernyms: allowable; see also Thesaurus:permissible

   Only in New York can you find a good, kosher hamburger!

   David's mother kept a kosher kitchen, with separate sets of dishes for meat and for dairy.

   In order for a suit to be kosher, it cannot contain both wool and linen together.

   • 2007 January 14, Howard G. Goldberg, “A Tour of Israel, Bottle by Bottle”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 30 June 2013:

     Admirers of Israel’s kosher and nonkosher wines need the 2007 edition of “Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wines” (Toby Press, $19.95).

2. Observant of the rules of kashrut (of a person or establishment).

   "Are you kosher?" "No, I love to eat scallops."

   "Is this restaurant kosher?" "No, we serve pork."

3. (figuratively, by extension) In accordance with standards or usual practice.

   Synonyms: by the book, proper, rightful; see also Thesaurus:orthodox

   Is what I have done kosher with Mr. Smith?

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派生語

関連する語

• kasher
• kashrut

副詞

kosher (not comparable)

1. In a kosher manner; in accordance with kashrut.
   • 2020 August 20, Eliezer Brand, “ICE is forcing Muslims to eat pork. My fellow Orthodox Jews: This is our fight!”, in The Forward‎:

     Just like eating halal is not a choice for our Muslim brothers and sisters, for us, eating kosher is not voluntary; it’s who we are and as necessary as the oxygen we need for sustenance.

動詞

kosher (third-person singular simple present koshers, present participle koshering, simple past and past participle koshered)

1. (transitive) To kasher; to prepare (for example, meat) in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish law.

派生語

参考

• halal, equivalent in Islam
• jhatka, equivalent in Sikhism