koscher

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

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Further reading[edit]

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

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hebrew כשר through German and/or Yiddish.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

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

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Swedish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

koscher (not comparable)

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

Usage notes[edit]

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

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