Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kasher

/ˈkɑʃɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: kash-er
IPA: /ˈkɑʃɚ/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To render kosher.

Transitive verb

verb

To render kosher.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"“Kosher salt” is called thus, not because it is any more kosher than other types of salt, but because it is used in the kashering process of meat."
"David moved into his new apartment, put up mezuzahs, and kashered his new kitchen."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish כּשרן (kashern), from כּשר (kosher, “kosher”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: כּשרן

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑʃɚ/
British English: /ˈkæʃə/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

kashers (present, singular) kashering (participle, present) kashered (participle, past) kashered (past)

Synonyms

kosher

Homonyms

casher

Rhymes With

asher basher dasher flasher masher lasher rasher casher

Questions

How do you pronounce kasher?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑʃɚ/.
What does kasher mean?: To render kosher.
Where does kasher come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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