"kiack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kiacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kiack (plural kiacks)
  1. Alternative form of kayak Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: kayak
    Sense id: en-kiack-en-noun-TnE727zz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: kiacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kiack (plural kiacks)
  1. (Canada) Alosa pseudoharengus, a species of small freshwater fish, also known as the alewife. Tags: Canada Categories (lifeform): Herrings
    Sense id: en-kiack-en-noun-r2r2lFs- Disambiguation of Herrings: 4 87 10 Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 44 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 55 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 64 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: kiacks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kiack (plural kiacks)
  1. A temple for practitioners of Buddhism within Burma.
    Sense id: en-kiack-en-noun-0i5IB6Ed
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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