Caique

Alternative forms

• caieque/caïque, kajik/kayik, kaik, kaiki, caïc, caicco

Origin

Borrowing from fr caïque, from Italian caicco, from Turkish kayık, from Ottoman Turkish قایق.

"caique." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2008.

"caique." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.

Full definition of caique

Noun

1. (nautical) a small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.
2. One of two species of parrot in the genus Pionites.

Derived terms

• caïquejee