glatt

Meaning

• smooth
• meat meeting a stricter lung-inspection standard
• colloquially, a higher kosher standard

Alternate spellings

glatt kosher

Usage and context

Its technical meat meaning concerns lung adhesions after shechita. In popular speech, people sometimes use glatt more broadly, which can be imprecise.

Example in Yeshivish

The meat is certified glatt.

Plain-English example

The meat is certified under a standard concerning the condition of the animal's lungs.