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trayf

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trāf)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
trayf  (trāf),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Judaismtref.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tref  (trāf ),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. [Judaism.]unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws;
    not kosher.
Also, treyf, trayf, terefah.
  • Hebrew ṭərēphāh torn flesh, literally, something torn
  • Yiddish treyf

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tref, treif, trayf /treɪf/trefa, treifa /ˈtreɪfə/ adj
  1. ritually unfit to be eaten; not kosher
Etymology: Yiddish, from Hebrew terēphāh, literally: torn (i.e., animal meat torn by beasts), from tāraf to tear
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