Definition of "pareve" []

• Judaism Prepared without meat, milk, or their derivatives and therefore permissible to be eaten with both meat and dairy dishes according to dietary laws: pareve margarine. (adjective)

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• "The Hebrew dietary term pareve [neither meat nor dairy] is used to convey the concept of the universal."
• "Today's hechshers are practically blaring by comparison, and many mainstream producers now spell out the words "pareve," meaning neither dairy nor meat, and "kosher" itself."
• "If you're lactose intolerant, anything marked "pareve" is for you."