sukkah or suc·cah [Sephardic Hebrew kah ; Ashkenazic Hebrew , English soo k -uh ]
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noun, plural suk·koth, suk·kot, suk·kos [Sephardic Hebrew kawt ; Ashkenazic Hebrew oo -kohs ] /Sephardic Hebrew Ashkenazic Hebrew 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. Show More
Origin of sukkah sukkāh literally, booth
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British Dictionary definitions for sukkah 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 Show More
Word Origin for sukkah from Hebrew, literally: tabernacle
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