mashgiach

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UK/maʃˈɡɪəx/US/mɑʃˈɡiːɑx/US/mə-/US/-əx/

noun

Somebody who supervises the kashrut status of food in a restaurant.

OriginHebrew מַשְׁגִּיחַ →
First used 20th c.Scrabble 20
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Meanings

nounmashgiach (plural mashgiachs or mashgichim or (rare) mashgihim)

plural mashgiachs · plural mashgichim · plural rare mashgihim

  1. JudaismSomebody who supervises the kashrut status of food in a restaurant.First known use 20th c.

    Kashruth fraud in Brooklyn. Seems a goon squad of fake mashgichim or kosher supervisors have been making their way around the neighborhoods pulling surprise ‘inspections’ on different shops and restaurants, selling them fancy-looking certificates to put in the window […]

    2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 24

Origin

  1. Hebrewמַשְׁגִּיחַ
  2. Hebrewמַשְׁגִּיחַ
  3. Englishmashgiach

Borrowed from Hebrew מַשְׁגִּיחַ.

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APA

mashgiach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mashgiach

MLA

“mashgiach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mashgiach. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mashgiach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mashgiach.

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