Definitions For Caique

Etymology 1

Borrowed from {{bor, en, fr, caïque}}, from {{etyl, it, en}} caicco, from {{etyl, ota, en}} قایق, tr=kayık, Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2008. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008. from {{etyl, otk, en}} kayguk, from {{etyl, trk-pro, en}} *K(i)aj-guk, , boat, oar. Cognate with modern {{cog, tr, kayık}}.

Alternative forms

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

Noun

CAIQUE (plural CAIQUEs) (nautical) A small wooden trading vessel, brightly painted and rigged for sail, traditionally used for fishing and trawling.

Derived terms

caïquejee

Translations

German: Kaik, m, Kajik, m Greek: καΐκι, n Hungarian: kaik Russian: каи́к, m

Etymology 2

image:blackheadedcaique.jpg, thumb, a caique (parrot) From {{bor, en, es, caíque}} or {{bor, en, pt, caíque}}.

Noun

CAIQUE (plural CAIQUEs) Any of four (previously two) species of parrot in the genus pionites.

See also

{{pedialite, Caique (disambiguation)}}