Hanukkah

== English == === Alternative forms === The most common form is Hanukkah, followed by Chanukah and Hanukah. Other forms, which are only a fraction as common, include: Hanuka, Chanuka, Chanukka, Chanukkah, Hannuka, Khanuka, Khanukah, Khanike, Chanuko, Channukah, Hannukah, Channuka, Hanukka, Chanuca, and Chanuccah. The forms Hannukka, Channukkah, and Chanucca are very rare. === Etymology === Originated 1890–95. From Hebrew חנוכה / חֲנֻכָּה (khanuká, “dedication, consecration”) from חָנַךְ (khanákh, “to dedicate, to consecrate”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhæ.nə.kə/, /ˈhʌ.nʊ.kə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɑː.nə.kə/, (reflecting Hebrew pronunciation) /ˈxɑː.nə.kə/ === Proper noun === Hanukkah (plural Hanukkahs) (Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians. ==== Synonyms ==== Feast of Dedication Feast of Lights Festival of Lights ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hanukkiah ==== Translations ==== === References === “Hanukkah”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “Hanukkah”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "Hanukkah" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. === Anagrams === Khanukah == Portuguese == === Proper noun === Hanukkah m alternative form of Chanucá == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxanuka/ [ˈxa.nu.ka] Rhymes: -anuka Syllabification: Ha‧nuk‧kah === Proper noun === Hanukkah f alternative form of Janucá