sukkah

or suc·cah

[ Sephardic Hebrew soo-kah; Ashkenazic Hebrew, English sook-uh ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural suk·koth, suk·kot, suk·kos [soo-, kawt, s, oo, -, kohs], English suk·kahs.

1. 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.

sukkah

/ ˈsukə; ˈsukɔ; suˈkɑ /

noun

1. a temporary structure with a roof of branches in which orthodox Jews eat and, if possible, sleep during the festival of Sukkoth Also calledtabernacle

Word History and Origins

Origin of sukkah¹

sukkāh literally, booth

Word History and Origins

Origin of sukkah¹

from Hebrew, literally: tabernacle