noun

kayak

kayak

We rented a kayak for the afternoon.

We rented a kayak for the afternoon.

Paddling a kayak is great exercise.

Paddling a kayak is great exercise.

((a/the)) kayak a small boat for one or two people We rented a kayak for the afternoon.

Synonyms: canoe, boat

From the Inuit word 'qajaq', meaning 'hunter's boat'.

The word 'kayak' is a palindrome (reads the same forwards and backwards), which is easy to remember. Picture a symmetrical boat.

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