sukkah

English

Alternative forms

• succah

Etymology

From Hebrew סֻכָּה (suká, “sukkah”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʊkə/

Noun

sukkah (plural sukkahs or sukkot or sukkoth or sukkos)

1. (Judaism) A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot).
   • 2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 132:

     But on his return to Atil from the summer hordes, the usurper Buljan ordered that his sukkah be erected on the donjon's roof [...].

Anagrams

• hukkas