It means "huts," because we eat in special huts on the 7 days of the festival of Sukkot.
Sukkot is a holiday commanded in the Torah (Leviticus ch.23), which commemorates God's protection in the wilderness.
Sukkot means either booths or tabernacles. It's also the name of a holiday in which Jews build a Sukkah (sukkot is plural) ... and depending on your tradition --eat, sit, and/or sleep inside it.
There is no specific meal for Sukkot. Jews eat whatever they would like on Sukkot (provided that it is kosher).
sukkot is the holiday of harvest.
Simchat Torah is right after Sukkot.
In 2009, Sukkot will be October 3rd to the 9th
It's called a machzor shel sukkot.
sukkot is about the gratitude to g-d for keeping us in the desert protected by the clouds of glory, our sukkot nowadays are to remind us of that protection
Sukkot means booths or huts. The festival of Sukkot is commanded in the Torah (Leviticus ch.23). It commemorates the protection which God gave us in the wilderness, and it gives thanks for the annual ingathering of grain. It also marks the beginning of mentioning the rainy season in our prayers.
Translation: Eid al-Mathal (عيد المظال) or As-Sukkot (السوكوت)
If you're referring to the 'feast of Sukkot', another word for it is 'tabernacles'
No, there is no requirement to stay in a hotel during Sukkot. In fact, the requirement of Sukkot is that you build a temporary shelter to sleep in.