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chuppah
chup·pah also hup·pah C5361450 (KHo͝op′ə, KHo͞o-pä′)n. pl. chup·pahs or chup·poth (KHo͞o-pōt′, -pōs′) or chup·pot (KHo͞o-pōt′, -pōs′) also hup·pahs or hup·poth (KHo͞o-pōt′, -pōs′) or hup·pot (KHo͞o-pōt′, -pōs′) A canopy on four posts held over the couple being married during a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony.
[Hebrew ḥuppâ, covering, canopy, bridal chamber, from ḥāpap, to surround, cover; see ḥpp in Semitic roots.]chuppah (ˈhʊpə) or huppahn1. (Judaism) the canopy under which a marriage is performed2. (Judaism) the wedding ceremony as distinct from the celebration[from Hebrew]EncyclopediaSeeHuppah |