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kayik
Ottoman Turkish · medieval
"rowboat"
from a Proto-Turkic root meaning "boat, oar"
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caicco
Italian · 1500s
"small boat"
named the small trading and fishing boat as it appeared on the Adriatic
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caique / caïque
French · 1600s
"light skiff"
spread the word through Mediterranean seafaring vocabulary
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caique
English · 1600s
"small traditional sailing boat"
entered English describing small boats of the Aegean and Bosphorus
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