Meanings
present singular third person kashers · participle present kashering · participle past kashered · past kashered
- To render kosher.
- Judaismtransitiveto 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.
- Judaismtransitiveto 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Yiddishכּשרן
- Englishkasher
Borrowed from Yiddish כּשרן (kashern), from כּשר (kosher, “kosher”).
More words from Yiddish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German koscher machen, kaschern
- koscher machenrender kosher
- kaschernrender kosher
Hebrew הִכְשִׁיר
- הִכְשִׁיר (hikhshir)render kosher
Polish gotować koszernie, ugotować koszernie
- gotować koszernierender kosher
- ugotować koszernierender kosher
Swedish kashra
- kashrarender kosher
Yiddish כּשרן, כּשר מאַכן
- כּשרן (kashern)render kosher
- כּשר מאַכןrender kosher
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with kasher
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Cite this entry
kasher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kasher
“kasher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kasher. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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