dictee

See also: dictée

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French dictée.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dikˈteː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: dic‧tee
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

dictee n (plural dictees, diminutive dicteetje n)

  1. spelling bee
  2. (education) dictation exercise (school exercise in which a teacher recites words to be written down by the pupils)

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: diktee
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