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English
Noun
caïque (plural caïques)
- Alternative spelling of caique
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French caïq, from Ottoman Turkish قایق (modern Turkish kayık), possibly via Italian caicco or Greek καΐκι (kaḯki).
Pronunciation
Noun
caïque m (plural caïques)
- (nautical) a small craft/boat used in the archipelago and Constantinople.
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