English Explanatory Dictionary

keep kosher

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to observe the rules of kashrut (Jewish dietary laws)

Word forms

keep kosher keeps kosher keeping kosher kept kosher

Etymology

Partial calque of Yiddish האַלטן כּשר (haltn kosher, “to keep kosher”).

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