caique

English - English

Definition of caique in English English dictionary

a small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling

One of two species of parrot in the genus Pionites

{i} small sailing boat used in the eastern Mediterranean Sea; turkish rowboat

Turkish - English

Definition of caique in Turkish English dictionary

Related Terms

pazar kayığı large caique

(formerly used to carry goods from Istanbul to the villages along the Bosphorus)

Hyphenation

ca·ique

Etymology

() French caïque, from Italian caicco, from Turkish kayık, from Ottoman Turkish qayïq. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2008. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.