pareve

Meaning

• neither meat nor dairy under kosher rules
• neutral with respect to meat and dairy

Alternate spellings

parev, parve

Usage and context

Pareve food can generally be eaten with either meat or dairy, though preparation equipment and some foods can create additional kosher-law details.

Example in Yeshivish

The dessert is pareve, so we can serve it after meat.

Plain-English example

The dessert is neither meat nor dairy, so we can serve it after a meat meal.