caïque


ca·ïque

C0020600 (kä-ēk′)n.1. A long narrow rowboat traditionally used on the Bosporus.2. A small sailing vessel used in the eastern Mediterranean.
[French, from Italian caicco, from Ottoman Turkish qayıq (equivalent to modern Turkish kayık); akin to Old Turkic qayğuq, from qaymaq, to slide.]

caïque

(kaɪˈiːk) n1. (Nautical Terms) a long narrow light rowing skiff used on the Bosporus2. (Nautical Terms) a sailing vessel of the E Mediterranean with a sprit mainsail, square topsail, and two or more jibs or other sails[C17: from French, from Italian caicco, from Turkish kayik]

ca•ïque

or ca•ique

(kɑˈik)

n. 1. a long rowboat used on the Bosporus. 2. an E Mediterranean single-masted sailing vessel. [1615–25; < French < Italian caicco < Turkish kayIk]