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caïquejee

caïquejee noun: a person who rows a caique.

Noun

caïquejee (plural caïquejees)

  1. A person who rows a caique.
    • Having risen so early, by eleven o'clock I begin to feel tired, and generally enjoy a sound sleep on the cushions under the fig-tree; the caïquejees slumbering profoundly meanwhile in the 'Edith Belina', and my tiny guard Johannachi either discussing melons and figs, or playing in the garden with...2016, Laurence Kelly, Istanbul: A Traveller's Reader

Forms of caïquejee

pluralcaïquejees
alternative formcaiquejee
alternative formcaiequejee

Origin of caïquejee

Borrowed from French caïquejee, ultimately from Turkish kayıkçı (“boatman”).

Questions about caïquejee

What does caïquejee mean?
Caïquejee means a person who rows a caique.
What part of speech is caïquejee?
Caïquejee is a noun.
What is the plural of caïquejee?
The plural of caïquejee is caïquejees.

Words near caïquejee in the dictionary

  1. cazo process
  2. cazy
  3. Cazzy
  4. caïc
  5. caïque
  6. caïquejee
  7. caïquejees
  8. caïques
  9. Caïssa
  10. cañada
  11. cañadas

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