caique
See also: caïque
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French caïque, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian caicco, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ottoman Turkish قایق (kayık),[1][2] from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Turkic kayguk, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Turkic *K(i)aj-guk (“boat, oar”). Cognate with modern Turkish kayık.
Alternative forms
Noun
caique (plural caiques)
- (nautical) A small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.
Derived terms
Translations
boat
Etymology 2
From Spanish caíque or Portuguese caíque.
Noun
caique (plural caiques)
See also
- Caique (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
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