English Explanatory Dictionary

shochet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry

Pronunciation

/ˈʃoʊxɛt/ /ˌʃoʊˈxɛt/

Word forms

shochet shochets shochetim shochtim schochat schochet shochat shohet

Etymology

From Hebrew שׁוֹחֵט (shokhét, “slaughterer, butcher”).

Related words

shechita

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