shechitah
[ Sephardic Hebrew shuh-khee-tah; Ashkenazic Hebrew shuh-khee-tuh ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew ʃə xiˈtɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ʃəˈxi tə /
noun Hebrew.
Words nearby shechitah
sheboygan,
shechem,
shechina,
shechinah,
shechita,
shechitah,
shed,
shed blood,
shed dormer,
shed hand,
shed light on
Definition for shechitah (2 of 2)
shehitah
or she·chi·tah
[ Sephardic Hebrew shuh-khee-tah; Ashkenazic Hebrew shuh-khee-tuh ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew ʃə xiˈtɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ʃəˈxi tə /
noun Hebrew.
the slaughtering of animals for food by a duly certified person in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.
Compare
shohet.
Example sentences from the Web for shechitah
As for the members of the Shechitah Board not eating Kosher, look at me.'
The Grandchildren of the Ghetto |Israel Zangwill