chuppah

noun chup·pah \ˈḵu̇-pə, -(ˌ)pä\

Definition of CHUPPAH

: a canopy under which the bride and groom stand during a Jewish wedding ceremony

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chup·pah or hup·pah also chup·pa \ˈḵu̇-pə, -(ˌ)pä\

Yiddish & Hebrew; Yiddish khupe, from Hebrew ḥuppāh

First Known Use: 1876

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