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caique

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caique /kʌɪˈiːk , kɑːˈiːk /
noun
1 a light rowing boat used on the Bosporus.
2 a small eastern Mediterranean sailing ship.
– ORIGIN early 17th century: from French caïque, from Italian caicco, from Turkish kayık.