piragua

[ pi-rah-gwuh, -rag-wuh ]
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noun
  1. Also pirogue. a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk.

  2. a flat-bottomed sailing vessel having two masts.

Origin of piragua

1
1525–35; <Spanish <Carib: dugout

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piragua

/ (pɪˈrɑːɡwə, -ˈræɡ-) /


noun
  1. another word for pirogue

Origin of piragua

1
C17: via Spanish from Carib: dugout canoe

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