How to Pronounce "chickee"

word

chi-KEE

Definition

A chickee is a traditional open-sided wooden hut with a thatched roof, originally built by Seminole Native Americans in Florida. It is raised off the ground and keeps cool in hot, wet climates.

IPA Transcription

American English

tʃɪˈki

British English

tʃɪˈki

Simplified Pronunciation

chi-KEE

Listen in Context

The Seminole people lived in chickees.

A chickee has no walls and lets the air flow through.

Builders use palm leaves for the roof of a chickee.

During a Florida thunderstorm, the chickee kept the family dry.