piragua

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

/ pɪˈrɑ gwə, -ˈræg wə /

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noun

Also pirogue. a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk.

a flat-bottomed sailing vessel having two masts.

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Origin of piragua

1525–35; <Spanish <Carib: dugout

Words nearby piragua

piquillo, pir, Piracicaba, piracy, Piraeus, piragua, Pirandello, Piranesi, piranha, Pirapóra, pirarucu

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How to use piragua in a sentence

From the dugout have come the piragua, Rose's tobacco boat, and the Chesapeake Bay canoe and bugeye as we see them today.
Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia|Cerinda W. Evans
Ageros's description of the construction of a piragua cannot be improved.
Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836|Robert FitzRoy
Their boats had the addition of another piragua, which they found lying at Chepillo.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3)|Walter Thornbury
Sawkins, whose canoe was disabled, went next into the piragua to meet Peralta, leaving the four canoes to harass the admiral.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3)|Walter Thornbury

An awning of brilliant cloths, running from stem to stern over the piragua, overshadowed and almost hid the rowers.
The Infidel, Vol. I.|Robert Montgomery Bird

British Dictionary definitions for piragua

piragua

/ (pɪˈrɑːɡwə, -ˈræɡ-) /

noun

another word for pirogue

Word Origin for piragua

C17: via Spanish from Carib: dugout canoe

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