variants
or huppah
or less commonly chuppa
: a canopy under which the bride and groom stand during a Jewish wedding ceremony
hup·pah
variant spelling of chuppah
: a canopy under which the bride and groom stand during a Jewish wedding ceremony
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Noun
Though a local rabbi officiated the union on the billboard (Winkies bedazzled the chuppah), the master of ceremonies, according to the Haring poster, was Sico, the robot star from Rocky IV (1985).
—Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026
My brother and then, decades later, my daughter were married under the same chuppah.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Noun
During the part of the ceremony that is under the huppah, Rabbi Duchman wore an item of Rabbi Schneerson’s old clothing, and Ms. Hadad wore a veil that is made from cloth once owned by Chaya Mushka Schneerson, Rabbi Schneerson’s late wife.
—Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2022
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“Chuppah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chuppah. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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