Definitions for caïquekɑˈik
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ca•ïquekɑˈik(n.)
or ca•ique
a long rowboat used on the Bosporus.
Category: Nautical, Navy
an E Mediterranean single-masted sailing vessel.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Origin of caïque:
1615–25; < F < It caicco < Turkish kayIk
Wiktionary
caique(Noun)
a small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.
caique(Noun)
One of two species of parrot in the genus Pionites.
Origin: caïque, from caicco, from kayık, from قایق.\
Webster Dictionary
Caique(noun)
a light skiff or rowboat used on the Bosporus; also, a Levantine vessel of larger size
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