Definitions for caiques

caiques ca·ïque

Spelling: [kah-eek]
IPA: /kɑˈik/

Caiques is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 119 anagrams from letters in caiques (aceiqsu).

Definitions for caiques

noun

  1. a single-masted sailing vessel used on the eastern Mediterranean Sea, having a sprit mainsail, a square topsail, and two or more other sails.
  2. a long, narrow rowboat used on the Bosporus.

Origin of caiques

1615-25; French Italian caicco Turkish kayιk; replacing caik Turkish kayιk

Examples for caiques

If you are in a caique, traveling over the waters of the Golden Horn, they run into you.

A caique is in readiness to carry us onward to the bridge of Galata.

It has been erroneously derived from the Arabic caique, supposed to have been applied to the native boats by early explorers.

I have seen it so before; and where would you be with your caique then, Monsieur Soyer?

They went down, got into the caique, and were taken by the turmoil of the Golden Horn.

On reaching the landing-place not a caique was to be had, the weather was so bad they could not cross.

But if you find a caique, how are we going to get across the river to join you?

He went down the ladder by the side of the boat, and was pulled away in a caique.

For "communication by caique" is surely a phrase of delight.

The mast of the caique had gone right through one of the windows in the stern.

Word Value for caiques
Scrable

17

Words with friends

19

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