Yeshivish glossary term
ben yomo
בן יומו
Meaning
- utensil used with hot food within the preceding day
- utensil whose absorbed taste is still considered fresh
Alternate spellings
ben-yomo
Usage and context
In kashrus discussion, describes a utensil whose absorbed taste has not yet reached the status of eino ben yomo.
- Category
- kashrus - absorbed taste
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
The pot is still ben yomo from the dairy use.
Plain-English example
The pot was used hot with dairy within the relevant recent period.