Etymology

kasher

kash·er
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Today it means: to remove excess blood from by washing and salting Full definition →

Yiddish כּשרן
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromכּשרן
  2. English todaykasher

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

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