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kosher

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈkoʊʃɝ// UK //kˈəʊʃɐ// kosher

adj. describing food that is prepared according to Jewish law. In a more general way, it means something is honest, legal, or correct.

adj. conforming to Jewish dietary laws; in a broader secular context, satisfying requirements of legitimacy, honesty, or correctness. Often used predicatively to describe a situation or deal.


SIMPLE

The restaurant serves only kosher meat.

CONTEXTUAL

The lawyer checked the contract to make sure the entire deal was completely kosher.

Synonyms
Origin

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

Usage

Often follows a linking verb like 'be' or 'seem' when used in its informal sense of 'legitimate'.

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