caique

See also: caïque

English

A caique (trading vessel)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑːˈiːk/, /kaɪˈiːk/
• Rhymes: -iːk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French caïque, from Italian caicco, from Ottoman Turkish قایق‎ (kayık), from Proto-Turkic *kiayguk (“boat, oar”). Cognate with modern Turkish kayık.

Alternative forms

• caïc, caicco, caieque, caïque, kaik, kaiki, kajik, kayik

Noun

caique (plural caiques)

1. (nautical) A small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.

Derived terms

• caïquejee

Translations

boat

• German: Kaik (de) m, Kajik m
• Greek: καΐκι (el) n (kaḯki)
• Hungarian: kaik
• Russian: каи́к (ru) m (kaík)

Etymology 2

A caique (parrot)

From Spanish caíque or Portuguese caíque.

Noun

caique (plural caiques)

1. Any of four (previously two) species of parrot in the genus Pionites.

See also

• Caique (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia