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