caïque

See also: caique

English

Noun

caïque (plural caïques)

Alternative spelling of caique

French

Alternative forms

caïc
caie

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French caïq, from Ottoman Turkish قایق‎ (modern Turkish kayık), possibly via Italian caicco or Greek καΐκι (kaḯki).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.ik/

Noun

caïque m (plural caïques)

(nautical) a small craft/boat used in the archipelago and Constantinople. [from 16th c.]

Derived terms

caïque à queue courte

Descendants

→ English: caique
→ Portuguese: caique
→ Spanish: caique

Further reading

“caïque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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