Main Entry: Ha·nuk·kah

Variant(s): also Cha·nu·kah or Ha·nu·kah \ˈhä-nə-kə, ˈḵä-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Hebrew ḥănukkāh dedication

Date: 1843

: an 8-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th of Kislev and commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem after its defilement by Antiochus of Syria