Dictionary

kasher en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈkæʃɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɑʃɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈkæʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish כּשרן (kashern), from כּשר (kosher, “kosher”).

Meanings

1. (Judaism, of meat, transitive) To render kosher. ▸ to remove excess blood from by washing and salting
   • “Kosher salt” is called thus, not because it is any more kosher than other types of salt, but because it is used in the kashering process of meat.
2. (Judaism, of kitchenware, transitive) To render kosher. ▸ to remove traces of non-kosher substances from by cleaning, heating, etc.
   • David moved into his new apartment, put up mezuzahs, and kashered his new kitchen.

Forms

Synonyms

kosher

Translations (8)

de kaschern (render kosher) · yi כּשרן (render kosher) · he הִכְשִׁיר (render kosher) · de koscher machen (render kosher) · pl ugotować koszernie (render kosher) · sv kashra (render kosher) · pl gotować koszernie (render kosher) · yi כּשר מאַכן (render kosher)