Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Conforming to Jewish dietary laws: "cosher" is an alternative spelling of "kosher," describing food that is prepared and consumed in accordance with traditional Jewish law.
   • Legitimate, acceptable, proper: By extension, it can describe something that is genuine, correct, or permissible.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The restaurant ensures all its meat is cosher. (The restaurant ensures all its meat complies with Jewish dietary laws.)
  • Is this deal cosher? I want to make sure everything is legitimate. (Is this deal legitimate? I want to make sure everything is proper.)

Advanced Usage

• "to make something cosher": to make something acceptable or legitimate, often in a non-literal sense.
  • We need to get the paperwork cosher before we proceed. (We need to get the paperwork in proper order before we proceed.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kosher (adj): The standard and more common spelling for the same meanings.
  • They keep a kosher home. (They maintain a home that follows Jewish dietary laws.)

Synonyms

• Permissible: allowed, acceptable.
• Legitimate: lawful, authentic.
• Proper: correct, fitting.

Notes on Usage

• The spelling "cosher" is a recognized but less common variant of "kosher." In most modern contexts, especially in formal writing, "kosher" is the preferred and standard spelling. The word is often used informally outside of religious contexts to mean "above board" or "acceptable."

Adjective

1. conforming to dietary laws
   • kosher meat
   • a kosher kitchen