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kasher

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑʃɚ/

The English word “kasher” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. to remove excess blood from by washing and salting
  2. to remove traces of non-kosher substances from by cleaning, heating, etc.

Etymology

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

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