piragua

[ pi-rah-gwuh, -rag-wuh ]

noun

1. Also a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk.
2. a flat-bottomed sailing vessel having two masts.

piragua

/ -ˈræɡ-; pɪˈrɑːɡwə /

noun

1. See pirogue
   another word for pirogue

Word History and Origins

Origin of piragua¹

1525–35; < Spanish < Carib: dugout

Word History and Origins

Origin of piragua¹

C17: via Spanish from Carib: dugout canoe

Example Sentences

From the dugout have come the piragua, Rose's tobacco boat, and the Chesapeake Bay canoe and bugeye as we see them today.

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Ageros's description of the construction of a piragua cannot be improved.

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Their boats had the addition of another piragua, which they found lying at Chepillo.

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Sawkins, whose canoe was disabled, went next into the piragua to meet Peralta, leaving the four canoes to harass the admiral.

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An awning of brilliant cloths, running from stem to stern over the piragua, overshadowed and almost hid the rowers.

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Related Words

• kayak
• outrigger