chuppah

English
A wedding under a chuppah

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew חופה \ חֻפָּה‎ (ḥuppâ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxʊpə/, /ˈhʊpə/

Noun

chuppah (plural chuppahs or chuppot or chuppoth)

  1. (Judaism) The canopy over a Jewish couple during their marriage ceremony.
    • 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 116:
      The dveykut that accompanied the groom as he walked down the aisle to the chupah was truly inspirational.
    • 2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN:
      Everyone was standing under a kind of thatched chuppa. Parts of the concrete structure still stained wet from the day before.
  2. (Judaism, figuratively) A marriage ceremony, wedding.

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