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, Khanukah, Chanuko, Channukah, Hannukah, Channuka, Hanukka, Chanuca, and Chanuccah. The forms Hannukka, Channukkah, and Chanucca are very rare.

Proper noun

Hanukkah ‎(plural Hanukkahs)

1. (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

Related terms

• hanukkiah

Translations

References

• “Hanukkah” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
• “Hanukkah” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• "Hanukkah" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Hanukkah m

1. Alternative form of Chanucá