Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unkosher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-kosher
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Informal

Example Sentences

"There are, according to Penansky, 4,000 ways a mezuzah can be "unkosher" (illegitimate): the parchment may tear or curl, a letter may have weakened."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English kosher English unkosher From un- + kosher.

Usage

Informal

Synonyms

treyf nonkosher

Questions

What does unkosher mean?: Not kosher.
Where does unkosher come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English kosher English unkosher From un- + kosher.

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