käˈēk, kīˈēk, ˈkīk noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by French caïque, from Turkish kayık ) of earlier caik, from Turkish kayık
1. : a light skiff used on the Bosporus
2. : a Levantine sailing vessel
käˈēk, kīˈēk, ˈkīk noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by French caïque, from Turkish kayık ) of earlier caik, from Turkish kayık
1. : a light skiff used on the Bosporus
2. : a Levantine sailing vessel
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012