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  Basar VeChalav:        Combined meat and milk (prohibited by kosher law)
  Ben Yomo:

A utensil that has been used for cooking within the past 24 hours for either milk or meat
  Bishul:

Cooking using heat, such as frying, baking, boiling
  Bishul Akum:   

Food that is cooked by a non-Jew (see Gevinas Akum)
  Challah:

The traditional bread loaves used during Shabbos and holiday meals
  Cholov Yisroel:

Milking a kosher animal under the supervision of a Jew
  Chometz:    

Leavened grain that is forbidden on Passover
  Erev:

The day before

  Erev Shabbos: 

The day before the Sabbath
  Fleishig:

Meat and poultry products and anything used in their preparation, such as dishes and utensils
  Gebrokts:

Matzo that came in contact with water after it was fully baked
  Gevinas Akum:

Cheese that is produced by a non-Jew
  Glatt Kosher:

Kosher animals that do not have certain internal blemishes
  Halacha: Jewish Law
  Kashruth, Kashrut, Kashrus: The body of Jewish dietary laws
  Kasher: To make kosher
  Milchig: Dairy products and anything used in their preparation, such as dishes and utensils
  Non-kosher: Not complying with dietary principles
  Pareve: Food that is neither meat or dairy
  Pesach: Passover
  Simkha or simcha: A celebration or happy occasion
  Treif or taref: Not kosher