Definitions

  • v. To remove the prohibited veins and fat from meat to make it kosher.

Example Sentences

  • "Azizeh knew how to treiber kosher meat (remove certain forbidden fats and veins) so they could make use of the whole animal including the filet mignon or chateaubriand, everyone’s favorite cut." (Sephardic Heritage Cookbook: Ottoman, Persian, Moroccan, Egyptian Recipes and More by Sephardic Temple Or Chadash Sisterhood)

Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • טרײבערן treybern

    • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      trayber, traiber, treyber

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