koscher

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kašér).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkoːʃər], [ˈkoːʃɐ]
  • (file)

Adjective

koscher (strong nominative masculine singular koscherer, not comparable)

  1. (Judaism, of food) kosher
  2. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) free of doubt, safe
    Synonym: geheuer

Declension

Further reading

  • koscher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • koscher” in Duden online

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • kosjer

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כשר through German and/or Yiddish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuʂer/, /ˈkoʂer/
  • IPA(key): /koʂːer/ (dialectal)

Adjective

koscher (neuter koschert, plural koschere, comparative koscherare, superlative koscherast)

  1. kosher (e.g. food or cutlery)

References

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German koscher, from Yiddish כּשר (kosher), from Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kašér). Attested in Swedish since 1911.

Adjective

koscher (not comparable)

  1. (Judaism) kosher
  2. (figuratively) kosher

Usage notes

Typically part of compounds. As an adjective, only used predicatively.

Derived terms

See also

References

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