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单词 succah
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Definition of succah in English:

succah

(also sukkah)
nounˈsʊkəso͞oˈkä
  • A booth in which a practising Jew spends part of Succoth.

    棚舍(住棚节时犹太人做临时住宿用的棚屋)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A sukkah has rickety walls and a roof of branches; it doesn't even protect us from the elements.
    • Throughout the holiday, we are required to spend as much time as possible in the sukkah, and to treat it as our home.
    • Yet for all that, the Jew sitting in his sukkah will look up at the heavens and be at peace.
    • And we sit in a sukkah, the tabernacle itself, which is just a shed, a shack, open to the sky, with just a covering of leaves for a roof.
    • In the sukkah we eat, drink and sleep, and basically live an ordinary physical life.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Hebrew sukkāh 'hut'.

Definition of succah in US English:

succah

(also sukkah)
nounso͞oˈkä
  • A temporary shelter covered in natural materials, built near a synagogue or house and used especially for meals during the Jewish festival of Succoth.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A sukkah has rickety walls and a roof of branches; it doesn't even protect us from the elements.
    • Yet for all that, the Jew sitting in his sukkah will look up at the heavens and be at peace.
    • In the sukkah we eat, drink and sleep, and basically live an ordinary physical life.
    • And we sit in a sukkah, the tabernacle itself, which is just a shed, a shack, open to the sky, with just a covering of leaves for a roof.
    • Throughout the holiday, we are required to spend as much time as possible in the sukkah, and to treat it as our home.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Hebrew sukkāh ‘hut’.

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