CHUPPAH


Meaning of CHUPPAH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

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

Etymology: Yiddish & Hebrew; Yiddish khupe, from Hebrew ḥuppāh

Date: 1876

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

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