Naval and Nautical Affairs

The Oxford Companion to... The Concise Oxford... Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes Further reading

caique

The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | Copyright

caique, from the Turkish kaik, a boat or skiff.

1. In its strict meaning it refers to the light boats propelled by one or two oars and used in Turkish waters, particularly the Bosporus, but it was also used as a term for the sultan's ceremonial barge when he went by water to a mosque or to his harem. The word has since been loosely applied to most small rowing boats and skiffs in the Levant.

2. A small Levantine sailing vessel, usually with a lateen rig, but here again the name has been loosely expanded to include a variety of modern sailing and motorized vessels, used mainly for island trade.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"caique." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"caique." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-caique.html

"caique." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-caique.html

Learn more about citation styles

caique

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

caique light boat used in the Mediterranean. XVII. — F. caïque — It. caicco — Turk. kayik.

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

T. F. HOAD. "caique." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

T. F. HOAD. "caique." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-caique.html

T. F. HOAD. "caique." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 14, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-caique.html

Learn more about citation styles

caïque

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

caïque •antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak •stickybeak • grosbeak • houseleek •forepeak • technospeak • newspeak •doublespeak • hairstreak • tugrik •fenugreek • Realpolitik • Ostpolitik •pipsqueak • workweek

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"caïque." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"caïque." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 14, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-caque.html

"caïque." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-caque.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	ROYAL WELSH 2004: Black-headed caique.(News) Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 7/23/2004
	Part I: extracts from the captured Grivas diaries.(Diary entry) Magazine article from: Journal of Cyprus Studies; 1/1/2007
	Iberia for Siberia! ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENTS.(Features) Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 12/2/2010