Etymology

kosher

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Today it means: Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food). Full definition →

Yiddish כּשר ← Hebrew כָּשֵׁר
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromכָּשֵׁר
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromכּשר
  3. English todaykosher

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.