treyf

English

Alternative forms

treyfa, treyfe, treifa, treife, treif, tref, trefa, trefah, t'refah, trayf, traif, traife, trafe, terefa, terefah, terephah

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɹeɪf/
Rhymes: -eɪf

Adjective

treyf (not comparable)

(Judaism) Nonkosher.
Synonym: unkosher

Antonym: kosher

The casserole looked delicious, but Moishe wouldn't eat it because it was treyf.

Translations

not kosher

Czech: trejfe
Dutch: treife (nl)
French: trief (fr)
German: nicht koscher, treife (de)
Hebrew: טָרֵף (he) m (taréf)
Hungarian: tréfli (hu)
Māori: mawehe
Polish: trefny (pl)
Russian: тре́фный (ru) (tréfnyj)
Turkish: terefa
Yiddish: טרייף (treyf)

Further reading

treyf on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

TERFy, terfy