kosher
kosher
[ˈkəʊʃə]
adjective
keep (或 eat) kosher
[ˈkəʊʃə]
adjective
- (of food, or premises in which food is sold, cooked, or eaten) satisfying the requirements of Jewish law
（食物，或出售、烹制、食用食物的场所）符合犹太教规定的
a kosher kitchen.
符合犹太教规定的厨房。
■(of a person) observing Jewish food laws
（人）遵守犹太教饮食规定的
■(figurative)genuine and legitimate
(喻)真正的，合法的
when he buys a record abroad, it is impossible to know whether it's kosher.
当他在国外买一盒唱片时，不可能知道是不是正品。 - Restrictions on the foods suitable for Jews are derived from rules in the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Animals must be slaughtered and prepared in the prescribed way, in which the blood is drained from the body, while certain creatures, notably pigs and shellfish, are forbidden altogether. Meat and milk must not be cooked or consumed together, and separate utensils must be kept for each. Strict observance of these rules is today confined mainly to Orthodox Jews
- [with obj.]prepare (food) according to the requirements of Jewish law
按照犹太教规定制作（食物）
■(figurative)give (something) the appearance of being legitimate
(喻)给（某物）披上合法的外衣
see them scramble to kosher illegal evidence.
看他们慌忙给非法的证据披上合法的外衣。
keep (或 eat) kosher
- observe the Jewish food regulations (kashrut)
遵守犹太教的饮食教规
- mid 19th cent.: from Hebrew kāŝēr 'proper'
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