caïque

See also: caique

English

Noun

caïque (plural caïques)

1. Alternative spelling of caique

French

Alternative forms

• caïc
• caie

Etymology

Inherited 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)

1. (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.