mashgiach
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hebrew מַשְׁגִּיחַ.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmashgiach (plural mashgiachs or mashgichim)
- (Judaism) Somebody who supervises the kashrut status of food in a restaurant. [from 20th c.]
- 2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 24:
- Kashruth fraud in Brooklyn. Seems a goon squad of fake mashgichim or kosher supervisors have been making their way around the neighborhoods pulling surprise ‘inspections’ on different shops and restaurants, selling them fancy-looking certificates to put in the window […]