Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chuppah

/ˈxʊpə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: chup-pah
IPA: /ˈxʊpə/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The canopy over a Jewish couple during their marriage ceremony.

noun

A marriage ceremony, wedding.

Example Sentences

"The dveykut that accompanied the groom as he walked down the aisle to the chupah was truly inspirational."
"Everyone was standing under a kind of thatched chuppa. Parts of the concrete structure still stained wet from the day before."

Etymology

From Hebrew חופה \ חֻפָּה (ḥuppâ).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: חופה

Inflected Forms

chuppahs (plural) chuppot (plural) chuppoth (plural) chupa (alternative) chupah (alternative) chuppa (alternative) hupah (alternative) huppah (alternative) khuppa (alternative) khuppah (alternative) chippah (alternative) chuppeh (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce chuppah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈxʊpə/.
What does chuppah mean?: The canopy over a Jewish couple during their marriage ceremony.
Where does chuppah come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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