caïque
noun
ca·ïque kä-ˈēk 
ˈkīk
1
: a light skiff used on the Bosporus
2
: a Levantine sailing vessel
Word History
Etymology
French, from Turkish kayık
First Known Use
1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1
caïque
noun
as in yacht
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- yacht
- frigate
- schooner
- sloop
- catamaran
- brigantine
- caravel
- corvette
- clipper
- sailer
- catboat
- piragua
- pinnace
- lugger
- yawl
- galleon
- ketch
- galley
- cutter
- xebec
- dinghy
- keelboat
- shallop
- bugeye
- outrigger
- sailboat
- sharpie
- bark
- junk
- square-rigger
- knockabout
- windjammer
- cat rig
- sharpy
- vessel
- craft
- bottom