How to pronounce settee
American English pronunciation
seh-TEE
- IPA
- /sɛˈti/
- Syllables
- seh · TEE (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What settee means
A small sofa for two or three people
In a sentence: Grandma and I squeezed together on the settee to read a story.
Where it comes from: No one is sure where it came from. It may come from settle, an old word for a long wooden bench.
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