Etymology

caïquejee

Today it means: A person who rows a caique. Full definition →

French caïquejee ← Turkish kayıkçı
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The story

  1. Turkish · derived fromkayıkçı“boatman”
  2. French · borrowed fromcaïquejee
  3. English todaycaïquejee

Borrowed from French caïquejee, ultimately from Turkish kayıkçı (“boatman”).

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