caique

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caique - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Caique \Ca*["i]que"\, n. [F., fr. Turk. q[=a][imac]q boat.]
     (Naut.)
     A light skiff or rowboat used on the Bosporus; also, a
     Levantine vessel of larger size.
     [1913 Webster]