Definition of "hechsher" [hechsher]

• A marking that certifies that a product is kosher. (noun)

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• "I said that hechsher is Yiddish for Kosher, Arieh says it's not, it's Hebrew."
• "Much food — flour, rice, and other staples, and all produce — is kosher by definition, and need not bear a "hechsher," or kosher symbol, although a lot of it does."
• "No ‘bipartisan hechsher’ for Chabad in D.C. JTA, Sept 9, 2008"