kapparot

== English == === Alternative forms === kaparot, kaporos, kaparoth, kapparoth === Etymology === From Hebrew כפרות. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkapəˌɹɒt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkæpəˌɹɑːt/ IPA(key): /ˌkæpəˈɹoʊt/ === Noun === kapparot (uncountable) (Judaism) A customary atonement ritual practised by Orthodox Jews on the eve of Yom Kippur, involving the waving of money or a chicken over a person's head before it is donated to charity or to feed the hungry. ==== Related terms ==== kapparah