Sukkah

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsÊŠkÉ™/

Alternative forms

• succah

Origin

From Hebrew סֻכָּה (suká, "sukkah")

Full definition of sukkah

Noun

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