"chuppah" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈxʊpə/, /ˈhʊpə/ Forms: chuppahs [plural], chuppot [plural], chuppoth [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew חופה \ חֻפָּה (ḥuppâ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|חופה|חופה \ חֻפָּה|tr=ḥuppâ}} Hebrew חופה \ חֻפָּה (ḥuppâ) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|chuppot|chuppoth}} chuppah (plural chuppahs or chuppot or chuppoth)
  1. (Judaism) The canopy over a Jewish couple during their marriage ceremony. Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-chuppah-en-noun-lKbM5IIZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. (Judaism, figuratively) A marriage ceremony, wedding. Tags: Judaism, figuratively Categories (topical): Judaism, Marriage
    Sense id: en-chuppah-en-noun-G86R4A2o Disambiguation of Marriage: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chupa, chupah, chuppa, hupah, huppah

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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