chickee
[ chi-kee, chik-ee ]
noun
Also chi·kee . (among the Seminole Indians) an open-sided structure, usually thatched with palms and serving as a dwelling.
a similar structure, used to provide shelter from the sun, as at a beach.
Origin of chickee
1From the Mikasuki word čikî˙ “dwelling”
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