caique

caique

See also: caïque

English

A caique (trading vessel)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑːˈiːk/, /kaɪˈiːk/
• Rhymes: -iːk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French caïque, from Italian caicco, from Ottoman Turkish قایق‎ (kayık),[1][2] from Old Turkic kayguk, from Proto-Turkic *K(i)aj-guk (“boat, oar”). Cognate with modern Turkish kayık.

Alternative forms

• caieque/caïque, kajik/kayik, kaik, kaiki, caïc, caicco

Noun

caique (plural caiques)

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

Derived terms

• caïquejee

Translations

boat

German: Kaik (de) m, Kajik m Greek: καΐκι (el) n (kaḯki)

Hungarian: kaik Russian: каи́к (ru) m (kaík)

Etymology 2

A caique (parrot)

From Spanish caíque or Portuguese caíque.

Noun

caique (plural caiques)

1. Any of four (previously two) species of parrot in the genus Pionites.

See also

• Caique (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. "caique." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2008.
2. "caique." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.