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sukkah

/ˈsʊkə/

sukkah noun: a temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot).

Noun

sukkah (plural sukkahs or sukkot or sukkoth or sukkos)

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

Forms of sukkah

pluralsukkahs
pluralsukkot
pluralsukkoth
pluralsukkos
alternative formsuccah

Origin of sukkah

From Hebrew סֻכָּה (suká, “sukkah”).

Questions about sukkah

What does sukkah mean?
Sukkah means a temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot).
What part of speech is sukkah?
Sukkah is a noun.
How do you pronounce sukkah?
Sukkah is pronounced /ˈsʊkə/.
What is the plural of sukkah?
The plural of sukkah is sukkahs.

Words near sukkah in the dictionary

  1. Sukiasyans
  2. Sukie
  3. sukis
  4. sukiyaki
  5. sukiyakis
  6. sukkah
  7. sukkahs
  8. sukkos
  9. sukkot
  10. sukkoth
  11. sukkun

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