Etymology

mashgiach

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Today it means: Somebody who supervises the kashrut status of food in a restaurant. Full definition →

First used 20th c.Hebrew מַשְׁגִּיחַ
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromמַשְׁגִּיחַ
  2. Hebrew · borrowed fromמַשְׁגִּיחַ
  3. English todaymashgiach

Borrowed from Hebrew מַשְׁגִּיחַ.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 20th c. Somebody who supervises the kashrut status of food in a restaurant.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.