caïque
See also: caique
English edit
Noun edit
caïque (plural caïques)
- Alternative spelling of caique
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French caïq, from Ottoman Turkish قایق (modern Turkish kayık), possibly via Italian caicco or Greek καΐκι (kaḯki).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
caïque m (plural caïques)
- (nautical) a small craft/boat used in the archipelago and Constantinople. [from 16th c.]
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Further reading edit
- “caïque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.