shochet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌʃoʊˈxɛt/
- /ˈʃoʊxɛt/
Etymology
From Hebrew שׁוֹחֵט (shokhét, “slaughterer, butcher”).
Meanings
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A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry
2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Alfred A. Knopf (2001), 9, He was by profession a boot and shoe manufacturer, a shochet (a kosher slaughterer), and later a grocer […]
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shochat | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shochetim | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| schochat | alternative | lexicographic | |
| schochet | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shochets | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| shochtim | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| shohet | alternative | lexicographic |