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chupa

chupa is the alternative form of chuppah.

Meaning of chuppah

Noun

chuppah (plural chuppahs or chuppot or chuppoth)

  1. (Judaism) The canopy over a Jewish couple during their marriage ceremony.
    • The dveykut that accompanied the groom as he walked down the aisle to the chupah was truly inspirational.2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 116
  2. (Judaism, figuratively) A marriage ceremony, wedding.

Noun

chupa (plural chupas)

  1. (Philippines, historical) A unit of volume equivalent to around 375 mL.

Forms of chupa

pluralchupas
pluralchupot

Origin of chupa

From Philippine Spanish chupa, probably from Malay cupak.

Questions about chupa

What does chupa mean?
Chupa means a unit of volume equivalent to around 375 mL.
What is chupa the alternative form of?
Chupa is the alternative form of chuppah.
What part of speech is chupa?
Chupa is a noun.
What is the plural of chupa?
The plural of chupa is chupas.

Words near chupa in the dictionary

  1. Chuny
  2. Chunyshyne
  3. Chuong
  4. Chuongs
  5. chup
  6. chupa
  7. chupacabra
  8. chupacabras
  9. chupah
  10. chupahs
  11. chupalla

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chupa (page history and authors); chuppah (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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