Meanings
adjectivemevushal (not comparable)
- Judaismnot comparablecooked so as to render it unfit for idolatrous purposes, thereby making it permissible even in the event that it is subsequently handled by a gentile
Origin
Borrowed from Hebrew מבושל / מְבֻשָּׁל (m'vushál, literally “cooked”).
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mevushal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mevushal
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“mevushal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mevushal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mevushal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mevushal.
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