shecht

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verb

to perform shechita, to ritually slaughter

OriginYiddish שעכטן ← Hebrew שָׁחַט →
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Meanings

verbshecht (third-person singular simple present shechts, present participle shechting, simple past and past participle shechted)

present singular third person shechts · participle present shechting · participle past shechted · past shechted

  1. Judaismto perform shechita, to ritually slaughter

Origin

  1. Hebrewשָׁחַט
  2. Yiddishשעכטן
  3. Englishshecht

From Yiddish שעכטן (shekhtn), from Hebrew שָׁחַט (shakhát) (Ashkenazi Hebrew: Shókhat).

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

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