Etymology

caique

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Today it means: A small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling. Full definition →

French caïque ← Italian caicco ← Ottoman Turkish قایق
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caique · noun1

  1. Proto-Turkic · derived from*kiayguk“boat, oar”
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromقایق
  3. Italian · derived fromcaicco
  4. French · borrowed fromcaïque
  5. English todaycaique

Borrowed from French caïque, from Italian caicco, from Ottoman Turkish قایق (kayık), from Proto-Turkic *kiayguk (“boat, oar”). Cognate with modern Turkish kayık.

caique · noun2

  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromcaíque
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcaíque
  3. English todaycaique

From Spanish caíque or Portuguese caíque.

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