Yeshivish glossary term
hagalah
הגעלה
Meaning
- kashering by boiling water
- purging absorbed taste through hot water
Alternate spellings
hag'alah, hagala
Usage and context
A common kashering method for utensils that absorbed prohibited taste through hot liquid.
- Category
- kashrus - equipment
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
This pot can be kashered with hagalah.
Plain-English example
This pot can be made kosher by immersion in boiling water.