trefah
Not kosher food
Trefah is the Yiddish term for food that is not kosher—forbidden under Jewish dietary law.
Pork and shellfish are trefah, as is meat not slaughtered according to ritual requirements.
The word extends figuratively to anything impure, unfit, or religiously improper: That whole operation seemed trefah to me.
Also spelled treif or treyf.
Kosher slaughter specialist
- slaughterKilling for meat
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- adhesionsTissues abnormally joined together
puncture · organ · lesion · abnormality · defect · certification · rejection · butcher
Violating Jewish food laws
- forbiddenNot allowed
- uncleanSoiled or contaminated
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- impureNot wholly clean
unkosher · invalidated · unfit · contaminated · disqualified · rejected · improper · defiled
Pig as food
- shellfishAquatic creatures with exoskeletons
- carrionPutrefying animal remains
- tornPulled into pieces
- mauledViolently attacked, torn
diseased · blemished · injured · defective · wounded · scavenger · blood · fat
Forbidden by dietary laws
- forbiddenNot allowed
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- unacceptableNot meeting required standards
wrong · improper · questionable · shady · suspect · illegitimate · invalid · unfit
shochet
Kosher slaughter specialist
- slaughterKilling for meat
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
adhesions · puncture · organ · lesion · abnormality · defect · certification · rejection · butcher · carcass
nonkosher
Violating Jewish food laws
- forbiddenNot allowed
- uncleanSoiled or contaminated
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
impure · unkosher · invalidated · unfit · contaminated · disqualified · rejected · improper · defiled · tainted
pork
Pig as food
mauled · diseased · blemished · injured · defective · wounded · scavenger · blood · fat · sinew
unkosher
Forbidden by dietary laws
- forbiddenNot allowed
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
unacceptable · wrong · improper · questionable · shady · suspect · illegitimate · invalid · unfit · inappropriate