or ca·ïque′
- a light rowboat used on the Bosporus
- a kind of sailboat used esp. in the E Mediterranean
Origin of caique
French from Italian caicco from Turkish qayiqcaique
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caique
noun
- A long narrow rowboat traditionally used on the Bosporus.
- A small sailing vessel used in the eastern Mediterranean.
Origin of caique
French from Italian caicco from Ottoman Turkish qayıq ( equivalent to modern Turkish kayık )Old Turkic qayğuq from qaymaq to slideTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural caiques)
Origin
Borrowing from French caïque, from Italian caicco, from Turkish kayık, from Ottoman Turkish قایق (kayık).
Noun
(plural caïques)
- Alternative spelling of caique.
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