sukkah

Etymology

From Hebrew סֻכָּה (suká, “sukkah”).

noun

  1. (Judaism) A temporary dwelling or booth used by practising Jews during Tabernacles (Sukkot).
    But on his return to Atil from the summer hordes, the usurper Buljan ordered that his sukkah be erected on the donjon's roof …. 2007, Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road, Sceptre, published 2008, page 132

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