Plural of caique; multiple small rowboats or sailing vessels used in Mediterranean waters.
From caique, the singular form, with standard English plural suffix '-s'. The word reflects centuries of European contact and trade with Mediterranean and Ottoman maritime culture.
When 19th-century travel writers described Mediterranean scenes, they'd mention dozens of caiques clustered in harbors—it's how we know these boats were absolutely central to life in that region!
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