pirogue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pirogue
First recorded in 1655–65; from French, from Spanish piragua piragua
Vocabulary lists containing pirogue
Example Sentences
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At a command, the pirogue and the canoes drew up together in formation, and three rounds were fired into the air.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Three crew members kept their eyes glued to the windows for the pirogue.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Packed on to an overcrowded pirogue, a traditional wooden fishing canoe, Mr Oualy could face days, even weeks, at the mercy of one of the most unforgiving seas in the world.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024
Artists hung paintings from trees, converted the walls of stores and restaurants into galleries, and filled some of Dakar’s run-down architectural gems with installations — piles of rubble, pieces of pirogue boats, a tennis court.
From New York Times • May 30, 2024
She had one of her own to tell, of a woman who pad- died away with her lover one night in a pirogue and never came back.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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