Meanings
nounkosher salt (usually uncountable, plural kosher salts)
plural kosher salts
- USuncountableusuallyA variety of edible salt with a large grain size and usually no additives.
Synonyms: koshering salt
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA variety of edible salt with a large grain size and usually no additives.
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Origin
From its use in drawing blood out of meat as part of the process of rendering meat kosher.
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kosher salt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kosher%20salt
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“kosher salt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kosher%20salt. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kosher salt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kosher%20salt.
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