caique

Meaning

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

Translations

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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