noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkɑʃɹəs/Ashkenazi
/kɑːʃˈɹuːt/
1
noun
Meaning 1
The Jewish dietary laws, stating which foods are fit to eat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Jewish, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The status of (a food, etc.) being kosher or not; kosherness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew כַּשְׁרוּת (kashrut).
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
كَشْرُوت
(kašrūt)
— the Jewish dietary laws
Armenian:
կաշրութ
(kašrutʻ)
— the Jewish dietary laws
Catalan:
caixrut
— the Jewish dietary laws
Chinese Mandarin:
卡什魯特 /卡什鲁特
(Kǎshílǔtè)
— the Jewish dietary laws
Finnish:
kašrut
— the Jewish dietary laws
French:
cacherout
— the Jewish dietary laws
French:
cacheroute
— the Jewish dietary laws
French:
kashrout
— the Jewish dietary laws
German:
Kaschrut
— the Jewish dietary laws
Hebrew:
כַּשְׁרוּת
(kashrut)
— the Jewish dietary laws
Hungarian:
kasrut
— the Jewish dietary laws
Japanese:
カシュルート
(kashurūto)
— the Jewish dietary laws
Korean:
카슈루트
(kasyuruteu)
— the Jewish dietary laws
Polish:
kaszrut
— the Jewish dietary laws
Russian:
кашру́т
(kašrút)
— the Jewish dietary laws
Russian:
коше́рность
(košérnostʹ)
— the Jewish dietary laws
Yiddish:
כּשרות
(kashres)
— the Jewish dietary laws