sukkah
or suc·cah
[ Sephardic Hebrew soo-kah; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English soo k-uh ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew suˈkɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English ˈsʊk ə /
noun, plural suk·koth, suk·kot, suk·kos [Sephardic Hebrew soo-kawt; Ashkenazic Hebrew soo-kohs] /Sephardic Hebrew suˈkɔt; Ashkenazic Hebrew sʊˈkoʊs/, English suk·kahs. Hebrew.
a booth or hut roofed with branches, built against or near a house or synagogue and used during the Jewish festival of Sukkoth as a temporary dining or living area.
Origin of sukkah
sukkāh literally, booth
Words nearby sukkah
sukarno,
sukarno peak,
sukarnoputri,
sukhumi,
sukiyaki,
sukkah,
sukkoth,
sukkur,
sukuk,
sukuma,
sulawesi
British Dictionary definitions for sukkah
sukkah
succah
/ (suˈkɑ, ˈsukɔ, ˈsukə) /
noun
a temporary structure with a roof of branches in which orthodox Jews eat and, if possible, sleep during the festival of Sukkoth
Also called: tabernacle
Word Origin for sukkah
from Hebrew, literally: tabernacle