Definitions For Caique

Etymology 1

Borrowed from , from caicco, from قایق, tr=kayık, Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2008. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008. from kayguk, from *K(i)aj-guk, , boat, oar. Cognate with modern .

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 <strong>caique</strong> (parrot) From or .

Noun

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

See also