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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