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chuppa

chuppa 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.

Forms of chuppa

pluralchuppas
pluralchuppot

Questions about chuppa

What is chuppa the alternative form of?
Chuppa is the alternative form of chuppah.

Words near chuppa in the dictionary

  1. chupkuns
  2. chupon
  3. chupons
  4. chupot
  5. Chupp
  6. chuppa
  7. chuppah
  8. chuppahs
  9. chuppar
  10. chuppars
  11. chuppas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chuppa (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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