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huppah

American  
[khoop-uh, khoop-ah, hoop-uh] / ˈxʊp ə, ˈxʊp ɑ, ˈhʊp ə /
Or chuppah

noun

  1. a canopy under which the Jewish marriage ceremony is performed.


huppah British  
/ ˈhʊpə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of chuppah

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Waiting at a huppah draped with flowing white fabric was their officiant, Lisa Edwards, rabbi emerita at the Beth Chayim Chadashim synagogue in Los Angeles.

From New York Times • May 6, 2022

The bride and groom were each escorted to the huppah by both of their parents.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021

Beyond the huppah, woven with more ranunculus and greens, was a sweeping desert vista.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2021

Ms. Knight, in a strapless white wedding gown, walked with Kari down the restaurant’s fairy-lit aisle to where Mr. Spilkowitz, in a dark suit, waited under a huppah draped in lavender and purple flowers.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2021

They were married under a huppah, a wedding canopy.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride