caique
Meaning
A small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɑːˈiːk/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from French caïque, from Italian caicco, from Ottoman Turkish قایق (kayık), from Proto-Turkic *kiayguk (“boat, oar”). Cognate with modern Turkish kayık.
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