hechsher
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Hebrew הכשר (“prior approval”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithechsher (plural hechshers or hechsherim)
- A certification that a food product or establishment is kosher.
- A marking indicating that a food product has such a certification.
Verb
edithechsher (third-person singular simple present hechshers, present participle hechshering, simple past and past participle hechshered)
- To certify as kosher.
- 2004 November 17, animzmirot, “Keeping Kosher?”, in alt.tv.amazing-race[2] (Usenet):
- Kashrut means that you eat ONLY foods that have been supervised and hechshered by a specific organization that is responsible for watching the manufacture and packaging of any particular product. It is NOT just avoiding pigs and shellfish.