treyf

T1R1E1Y4F4
/tɹeɪf/

adjective

Not kosher.

“The casserole looked delicious, but Moishe wouldn't eat it because it was treyf.”

Similar
nonkosherunkosherpossul
Opposite
kosher
OriginYiddish טרייף ← Hebrew טְרֵפָה →
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Meanings

adjectivetreyf (not comparable)

alternative treyfa · alternative treyfe · alternative treifa · alternative treife · alternative treif · alternative tref · alternative trefa · alternative trefah · alternative t'refah · alternative trayf · alternative traif · alternative traife · alternative trafe · alternative terefa · alternative terefah · alternative terephah

  1. Judaismnot comparableNot kosher.

    The casserole looked delicious, but Moishe wouldn't eat it because it was treyf.

    Synonyms: nonkosher, unkosher, possul · Antonyms: kosher

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot kosher.

Similar
nonkosherunkosherpossul
Opposite
kosher
Also see
possulunkosherunorthodox

Origin

  1. Hebrewטְרֵפָה
  2. Yiddishטרייף
  3. Englishtreyf

From Yiddish טרייף (treyf), from Hebrew טְרֵפָה (trefá).

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Translations

Czech trejfe
  • trejfenot kosher
Dutch treife
  • treifenot kosher
French trief
  • triefnot kosher
German nicht koscher, treife
  • nicht koschernot kosher
  • treifenot kosher
Hebrew טָרֵף
  • טָרֵף (taréf)not kosher
Hungarian tréfli
  • tréflinot kosher
Māori mawehe
  • mawehenot kosher
Polish trefny
  • trefnynot kosher
Russian тре́фный
  • тре́фный (tréfnyj)not kosher
Turkish terefa
  • terefanot kosher
Yiddish טרייף
  • טרייף (treyf)not kosher

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with treyf

saferalphunsafeTAFERafechafestrafevouchsafekayfneifnight safe
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Anagrams

terfy
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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