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koscher

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German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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

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Further reading

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew כשר through German and/or Yiddish.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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koscher (neuter koschert, plural koschere)

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

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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koscher (not comparable)

  1. (Judaism) kosher
  2. (figuratively) kosher
    • 2022, Andreas Cervenka, Girig-Sverige, Natur & Kultur, →ISBN, page 147:
      En lång rad fondbolag och pensionsförvaltare har valt bort Evolution Gaming av etiska skäl. Att bidra till att människor spelar bort sina pengar på nätet anses helt enkelt inte helt koscher, eller hållbart som det heter på policyspråk.
      A long list of fund companies and pension managers have opted out of Evolution Gaming for ethical reasons. Contributing to people gambling away their money online is simply not considered entirely kosher, or sustainable as it is called in policy language.

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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