Cayuca

/kaɪˈuːkə/ noun

A type of small canoe or dugout boat used by indigenous peoples in Central and South American rivers and coastal areas.

From Spanish 'cayuco' or indigenous Amazonian language sources; the word traveled through Spanish colonial documentation. May relate to indigenous boat-building terminology across Caribbean and Amazonian regions.

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