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Meaning of shochet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈʃoʊxɛt

Definitions

A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry

Equivalents

Čeština košerák
Polski szojchet
Svenska skäktare

Examples

“2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Alfred A. Knopf (2001), 9, He was by profession a boot and shoe manufacturer, a shochet (a kosher slaughterer), and later a grocer […]”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

shōchikubai shōchū Shock shock absorber shock absorption shock and awe

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