[ sʊ'kəʊt , 'sʌkəθ ]
■ noun a major Jewish festival held in the autumn to commemorate the sheltering of the Israelites in the wilderness, marked by the erection of small booths.
Origin
from Heb. sukkōṯ , plural of sukkāh 'thicket, hut'.
[ sʊ'kəʊt , 'sʌkəθ ]
■ noun a major Jewish festival held in the autumn to commemorate the sheltering of the Israelites in the wilderness, marked by the erection of small booths.
Origin
from Heb. sukkōṯ , plural of sukkāh 'thicket, hut'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004