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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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This setup, he explained, “met the, albeit loosened, requirements of a huppah for a Jewish wedding, and highlighted our parents, who are pillars in our lives.”

From New York Times May 13, 2022

At the end of the ceremony, a huppah arranged by the couple was brought out.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2022

After the breaking of the glass, guests stepped into the huppah to congratulate the couple and then passed through into the reception.

From New York Times Dec. 3, 2021

Rabbi Hanniel Levenson officiated outside the museum at sunset, before 110 vaccinated guests, under a huppah with antique hydrangeas, baby’s breath and yarrow.

From New York Times Oct. 15, 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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