sukkah

English

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Etymology

From Hebrew סֻכָּה‎ (suká, “sukkah”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsʊkə/

Noun

sukkah (plural sukkahs or sukkot or sukkoth or sukkos)

  1. (Judaism) A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot).
    • 2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 132:
      But on his return to Atil from the summer hordes, the usurper Buljan ordered that his sukkah be erected on the donjon's roof [...].

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