caiaque

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Eskimo *qayaʀ
Proto-Inuit *qayaq
Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq)bor.
English kayakbor.
Portuguese caiaque

    Borrowed from English kayak, from Inuktitut ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    caiaque m (plural caiaques)

    1. kayak (a type of small boat)
      Coordinate term: canoa
    • caiaquismo
    • caiaquista

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    • acéquia
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