treyf

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treyf

/tɹeɪf/

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From Yiddish טרייף (treyf), from Hebrew טְרֵפָה (trefá).

adjective treyfa · treyfe · treifa · treife · treif · tref

Judaism, not comparable Not kosher. The casserole looked delicious, but Moishe wouldn't eat it because it was treyf.
Similar: nonkosher, unkosher, possul · Opposite: kosher

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adj not kosher

Français	trief
Deutsch	nicht koscher, treife
Русский	тре́фный tréfnyj
עברית	טָרֵף taréf

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@misc{treyf_2026,
  title = {treyf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/treyf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}