Caique definition

käēk

A light rowboat used on the Bosporus.

noun

A kind of sailboat used esp. in the E Mediterranean.

noun

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

noun

One of two species of parrot in the genus Pionites.

noun

Alternative spelling of caique.

noun

Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of caique - kaique, cac-, caicco, kaik, kaiki, kajik

Singular:

caique

Plural:

caiques, caques

Borrowing from French caïque, from Italian caicco, from Turkish kayık, from Ottoman Turkish قایق (kayık).

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