noun
or kash·rut käˈshrüt(h), ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ; also kash·rus ˈkäshrəs, -ru̇s
( -s )
Etymology: kashruth, kashrut from Hebrew kashrūth, kashrūt, literally, fitness, from kāshēr kosher, fit, proper; kashrus from Yiddish, from Hebrew kashrūth
1. : the state of being kosher according to Jewish religious law
rabbinical approval of the kashruth of the new scroll of the Torah
2. : the Jewish dietary laws
meals for Orthodox Jews who observe kashruth
— compare hechsher