sechach means the roof of a sukkah, made up of leaves or branches. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
sechach is pronounced /sxɑːx/.
Etymology
From Hebrew סְכָךְ (s'khákh).
noun
- The roof of a sukkah, made up of leaves or branches.“Not all objects are kosher for sechach. The items used for sechach should be vegetable but detached from the soil; they must not have been used previously for any other purpose; they must never have acquired the status of a utensil and they must never have been capable of receiving defilement.”