pirogue
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pi·rogue
(pĭ-rōg′, pîr′ō)n.
1. A canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk; a piragua.
2. Any of various boats usually propelled by paddling or poling, especially a light flatbottom boat with pointed ends.
[French, from Spanish piragua; see piragua.]
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pirogue
(pɪˈrəʊɡ) orpiragua
n
any of various kinds of dugout canoes
[C17: via French from Spanish piragua]
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pi•rogue
(pɪˈroʊg, ˈpi roʊg)n.
a canoe made of a hollowed tree trunk.
[1655–65; < French < Sp piragua < Carib: dugout]
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pirogue
- A canoe made from a tree trunk.See also related terms for tree trunk.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() canoe - small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle |
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