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piragua
/ -ˈræɡ-; pɪˈrɑːɡwə /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of piragua1
1525–35; < Spanish < Carib: dugout
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Word History and Origins
Origin of piragua1
C17: via Spanish from Carib: dugout canoe
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Example Sentences
From the dugout have come the piragua, Rose's tobacco boat, and the Chesapeake Bay canoe and bugeye as we see them today.
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Ageros's description of the construction of a piragua cannot be improved.
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Their boats had the addition of another piragua, which they found lying at Chepillo.
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Sawkins, whose canoe was disabled, went next into the piragua to meet Peralta, leaving the four canoes to harass the admiral.
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An awning of brilliant cloths, running from stem to stern over the piragua, overshadowed and almost hid the rowers.
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