Kayak or Kaiak, is an "Inuit or Eskimo boat consisting of a light wooden frame with watertight skins except for a single double opening in the center, and is propelled by a double-bladed paddle." A kayak may also be a canoe that is similar in design and also lightweight. Canoe is defined as "a light, open, slender boat that has pointed ends and is propelled by paddles. Canoe comes from Spanish origins, canoa, and also Cariban origins. Kayak, however, comes from Canadian Eskimo and Inuit from the word qajaq.
-AHD
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