Hanukkah

proper noun

HAH-nuh-kuh/ˈhɑː.nə.kə/UKHA-nuh-kuh/ˈhæ.nə.kə/

1 meaning of Hanukkah

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proper noun
An eight-day Jewish festival, beginning on the 25th of Kislev, that commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem following the Maccabees' victory over the Greek Syrians.
Families gather to exchange gifts and light the menorah throughout Hanukkah.
This year Hanukkah begins at sundown on the twenty-fifth of Kislev.

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Origin

First recorded around 1890–95, it comes from the Hebrew word חנוכה (khanuká), meaning 'dedication' or 'consecration,' which derives from חָנַךְ (khanákh), 'to dedicate, to consecrate.'