fleishig

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flei·shig

(flā′shĭk)

adj.

Consisting of, prepared with, or relating to meat or meat products.

[Yiddish fleyshik, from fleysh, meat, from Middle High German vleisch, from Old High German fleisc, flesh.]

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flei•shig

(ˈfleɪ ʃɪg, -ʃɪk)

adj. Judaism.

(in the dietary laws) consisting of, made from, or used only for meat or meat products. Compare milchig, pareve.

[1940–45; < Yiddish fleyshik; see flesh, -y¹]

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