caïque
See also: caique
English
Noun
caïque (plural caïques)
- Alternative spelling of caique
French
Alternative forms
- caïc
- caie
Etymology
From Middle French caïq, from Ottoman Turkish قایق (modern Turkish kayık), possibly via Italian caicco or Greek καΐκι (kaḯki).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ik/
Noun
caïque m (plural caïques)
- (nautical) a small craft/boat used in the archipelago and Constantinople. [from 16th c.]
Derived terms
- caïque à queue courte
Descendants
- → English: caique
- → Portuguese: caique
- → Spanish: caique
Further reading
- “caïque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.