kashrut

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/ˈkɑʃɹəs//kɑːʃˈɹuːt/

noun

The Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat.

OriginHebrew כַּשְׁרוּת →
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Meanings

nounkashrut (uncountable)

alternative kashruth · alternative kashrus

  1. JewishuncountablelawThe Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat.
  2. uncountableThe status of (a food, etc.) being kosher or not; kosherness.

    The Kashrut of Veal Raised on Factory Farms

    2000, David Golinkin, Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 73

Origin

  1. Hebrewכַּשְׁרוּת
  2. Englishkashrut

Borrowed from Hebrew כַּשְׁרוּת (kashrut).

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Translations

Arabic كَشْرُوت
  • كَشْرُوت (kašrūt)the Jewish dietary laws
Catalan caixrut
  • caixrutthe Jewish dietary laws
Chinese Mandarin 卡什魯特 /卡什鲁特
  • 卡什魯特 /卡什鲁特 (Kǎshílǔtè)the Jewish dietary laws
Finnish kašrut
  • kašrutthe Jewish dietary laws
French cacherout, cacheroute
  • cacheroutthe Jewish dietary laws
  • cacheroutethe Jewish dietary laws
  • kashroutthe Jewish dietary laws
German Kaschrut
  • Kaschrutthe Jewish dietary laws
Hebrew כַּשְׁרוּת
  • כַּשְׁרוּת (kashrut)the Jewish dietary laws
Hungarian kasrut
  • kasrutthe Jewish dietary laws
Japanese カシュルート
  • カシュルート (kashurūto)the Jewish dietary laws
Korean 카슈루트
  • 카슈루트 (kasyuruteu)the Jewish dietary laws
Polish kaszrut
  • kaszrutthe Jewish dietary laws
Russian кашру́т, коше́рность
  • кашру́т (kašrút)the Jewish dietary laws
  • коше́рность (košérnostʹ)the Jewish dietary laws
Yiddish כּשרות
  • כּשרות (kashres)the Jewish dietary laws

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Cite this entry
APA

kashrut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kashrut

MLA

“kashrut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kashrut. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kashrut,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kashrut.

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