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glatt¹

  • /ɡlæt/

Rhymes with -æt

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish גלאַט (glat, “smooth”). Doublet of glad.

adjective

  1. Judaism, not comparable, of an animal Having none of a particular kind of adhesion on the outside of its lungs; only meat from a glatt animal can be kosher.
  2. Judaism, broadly, not comparable, of food Having no ingredients from animals that are not glatt.

Glatt²

Where it comes from

South German and Jewish surname, from the adjective glatt (“sleek, smooth”).

proper noun Glatts

  1. A surname.

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"glatt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glatt. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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glatt. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glatt

Chicago

"glatt." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glatt.

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@misc{glatt_2026,
  title = {glatt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glatt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}