kosher style

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Pronunciations

kosher style (KOH-shur STAI-uhl) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. (Of a restaurant) serving food that is considered to be Jewish food, but isn't certified kosher.

Example Sentences

  • "Let's go to that new deli on 52nd street!" "No, we can't--it's just kosher style."

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Languages of Origin

  • English

Who Uses This

  • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

Regions

  • North America

Dictionaries

  • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

Alternative Spellings

kosher-style

Notes

  • "Although the fare [in a kosher-style restaurant] may be similar [to that of a kosher restaurant], the laws of kashrut are not observed in a kosher-style restaurant" (JPS).

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