porge

transitive verb

ˈpȯrj

-ed/-ing/-s

: to make (a slaughtered animal) ceremonially clean by removal of the forbidden fat, veins, and sinews according to Jewish ritual

Word History

Etymology

Judeo-Spanish porgar, from Spanish purgar to purge, from Latin purgare

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