caïque
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See also: caique
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
caïque (plural caïques)
- Alternative spelling of caique
French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French caïq, from Ottoman Turkish قایق (modern Turkish kayık), possibly via Italian caicco or Greek καΐκι (kaḯki).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
caïque m (plural caïques)
- (nautical) a small craft/boat used in the archipelago and Constantinople. [from 16th c.]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “caïque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- fr:Nautical
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