chuppah

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/ˈxʊpə//ˈhʊpə/

noun

The canopy over a Jewish couple during their marriage ceremony.

OriginHebrew חופה \ חֻפָּה →
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Meanings

nounchuppah (plural chuppahs or chuppot or chuppoth)

plural chuppahs · plural chuppot · plural chuppoth · alternative chupa · alternative chupah · alternative chuppa · alternative hupah · alternative huppah · alternative khuppa · alternative khuppah · alternative chippah · alternative chuppeh

  1. JudaismThe canopy over a Jewish couple during their marriage ceremony.

    The dveykut that accompanied the groom as he walked down the aisle to the chupah was truly inspirational.

    2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 116
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    Everyone was standing under a kind of thatched chuppa. Parts of the concrete structure still stained wet from the day before.

    2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN
  2. JudaismfigurativelyA marriage ceremony, wedding.

Origin

  1. Hebrewחופה \ חֻפָּה
  2. Englishchuppah

From Hebrew חופה \ חֻפָּה (ḥuppâ).

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APA

chuppah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chuppah

MLA

“chuppah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chuppah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chuppah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chuppah.

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