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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When Ava Friedmann and Michael Henein were married, they used a tablecloth from Ms. Friedmann’s grandmother as a huppah, or ritual canopy held above the couple in a Jewish wedding.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2024

Though the ceremony incorporated Jewish traditions, the couple did not have a free-standing huppah.

From New York Times May 13, 2022

Ms. Begleiter and Mr. Godow combined several traditions from their respective cultures, including the seven Jewish blessings, a huppah, and a Lithuanian wedding cake, flown in from Chicago.

From New York Times Sep. 24, 2021

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

From New York Times Mar. 19, 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

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