cosher

English

Etymology

From Irish cuid oíche (“night's supper”) or cóisir (“banquet; festive party”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒʃə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɒʃə(ɹ)

Verb

cosher (third-person singular simple present coshers, present participle coshering, simple past and past participle coshered)

1. To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of.
2. To treat with fondness; to excessively dote on.
3. To chat in a friendly way.

Related terms

• cosherer
• coshery

Translations

To levy certain exactions or tribute upon

To treat with fondness; to excessively dote on

• Bulgarian: глезя (bg) (glezja), коткам (bg) (kotkam)

Anagrams

• Roesch, chores, ochers, ochres

Fingallian

Etymology

Borrowed from Irish cóisir.

Noun

cosher

1. Go shoping?
   • 1689 James Farewell, The Irish Hudibras, or, Fingallian prince taken from the sixth book of Virgil's Æneids, and adapted to the present times. (Appendix: "Alphabetical Table" of "Fingallian Words, or Irish Phrases"):

     Cosher,

     Go**oping.