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Webster 1913 Edition

Caique

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Ca-ïque′

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Noun.
[F., fr. Turk.
qāīq
boat.]
(Naut.)
A light skiff or rowboat used on the Bosporus; also, a Levantine vessel of larger size.

Webster 1828 Edition

Caique

CAIC

or CAIQUE,
Noun.
A skiff belonging to a galley.

Definition 2024

caïque

caïque

See also: caique

English

Noun

caïque ‎(plural caïques)

  1. Alternative spelling of caique

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Italian caicco, from Greek καΐκι ‎(kaḯki), from Turkish kayık.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ik/

Noun

caïque m ‎(plural caïques)

  1. (nautical) A small craft/boat used in the archipelago and Constantinople.

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