sukkah
or suc·cah
[ Sephardic Hebrew soo-kah; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English sook-uh ]
noun,plural suk·koth, suk·kot, suk·kos [Sephardic Hebrew soo-kawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew soo-kohs], /Sephardic Hebrew suˈkɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew sʊˈkoʊs/, English suk·kahs.Hebrew.
a booth or hut roofed with branches, built against or near a house or synagogue and used during the Jewish festival of Sukkoth as a temporary dining or living area.
Origin of sukkah
1sukkāh literally, booth
Words Nearby sukkah
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British Dictionary definitions for sukkah
sukkah
succah
/ (suˈkɑ, ˈsukɔ, ˈsukə) /
noun
a temporary structure with a roof of branches in which orthodox Jews eat and, if possible, sleep during the festival of Sukkoth: Also called: tabernacle
Origin of sukkah
1from Hebrew, literally: tabernacle
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