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caique

noun

  1. a small traditional brightly painted wooden fishing boat used in the Ionian and Aegean seas
  2. a light skiff used on the Bosporus
  3. a Levantine sailing vessel
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kɑːˈiːk/ / /kaɪˈiːk/

noun

Etymology: From Spanish caíque or Portuguese caíque.

  1. Any of four (previously two) species of parrot in the genus Pionites.