pirogue

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(pi rōg′)

noun

  1. a dugout canoe
  2. any canoe-shaped boat

Origin: Fr < Sp piragua < Carib or Arawak

See pirogue in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk; a piragua.

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Origin: French

Origin: , from Spanish piragua; see piragua

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