Chickees

/tʃɪˈkiːz/ noun

Definition

Plural of chickee; multiple traditional Seminole structures with thatched roofs and open sides.

Etymology

Regular English plural of chickee, formed by adding '-s' to the Muskogean-derived word for the traditional Seminole shelter.

Kelly Says

Modern Seminole villages in Florida still feature multiple chickees arranged together, and they've become so iconic that they're protected cultural heritage structures—some are over 100 years old and have been documented as living examples of Indigenous architectural knowledge.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቺኪስ
chi-kis
ARالعربية
شيكيز
shi-kees
BNবাংলা
চিকি
chi-ki
CACatalà
chickees
chi-kees
CSČeština
chickees
chi-kees
DADansk
chickees
chi-kees
DEDeutsch
chickees
chi-kees
ELΕλληνικά
chickees
chi-kees
ESEspañol
chickees
chik-kees
FAفارسی
چیک
chi-k
FISuomi
chickees
chi-kees
FRFrançais
chickees
shi-kee
GUGU
ચિકીઝ
chi-kee-z
HAHA
chickees
chi-kees
HEעברית
צ'יקיז
chi-keez
HIहिन्दी
चिकीज़
chi-kee-z
HUMagyar
chickees
chi-kees
IDBahasa Indonesia
chickees
chi-kees
IGIG
chickees
chi-kees
ITItaliano
chickees
chi-kees
JA日本語
チキンキー
chikin-kii
KKKK
chickees
chi-kees
KMKM
ចិកី
chi-kee
KO한국어
치키스
chi-ki-seu
MRMR
चिकीज
chi-kee-j
MSBahasa Melayu
chickees
chi-kees
MYမြန်မာ
ချစ်ကီး
chi-kee
NLNederlands
chickees
chi-kees
NONorsk
chickees
chi-kees
PAPA
ਚੀਕੀਜ
chi-kee-j
PLPolski
chickees
chi-kees
PTPortuguês
chickees
chi-kees
RORomână
chickees
chi-kees
RUРусский
чики
chi-ki
SVSvenska
chickees
chi-kees
SWKiswahili
chickees
chi-kees
TAதமிழ்
சிக்வீஸ்
si-kee-s
TEతెలుగు
చిక్కీస్
chik-kees
THไทย
ชิคกี้ส
chi-kee-s
TLTL
chickees
chi-kees
TRTürkçe
chickees
chi-kees
UKУкраїнська
чикі
chi-ki
URاردو
چیکیز
chi-keez
VITiếng Việt
chickees
chi-kees
YOYO
chickees
chi-kees
ZH中文
奇奇果
qí qí guǒ
ZUZU
chickees
chi-kees

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