Hekhshers

/ˈhɛkʃərz/ noun

Definition

English plural of hekhsher; multiple certificates or approvals certifying that food meets Jewish dietary law requirements.

Etymology

English pluralization of the Yiddish-derived word hekhsher, adding the standard English -s suffix rather than the Hebrew -im ending.

Kelly Says

The existence of both 'hekhshers' and 'hekhsherim' shows English absorbing Yiddish into its plural system—similar to how we say both 'rabbis' and 'rabbim,' we're basically bilingual with our plurals when it comes to Jewish terminology.

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