Meaning & use
Tref
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Not kosher; forbidden to be eaten under Jewish dietary law.
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Shellfish and pork are both considered tref and are avoided by observant Jews.
The restaurant clearly labeled which dishes were tref so kosher diners could avoid them.
A note on using this word
The word comes from the Hebrew "treifah," meaning "torn"—originally referring to an animal torn or killed by a predator and therefore unfit to eat; it is also spelled "treif" or "treyf."
Words with a similar meaning
non-koshertreif
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Words with an opposite meaning
kosher
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