pirogue

[ pi-rohg, pee-rohg ]

noun

1. piragua ( def 1 ).
2. a Native boat, especially an American dugout.

pirogue

/ pɪˈrəʊɡ /

noun

1. any of various kinds of dugout canoes

Word History and Origins

Origin of pirogue¹

First recorded in 1655–65; from French, from Spanish piragua piragua

Word History and Origins

Origin of pirogue¹

C17: via French from Spanish piragua

Example Sentences

She had one of her own to tell, of a woman who paddled away with her lover one night in a pirogue and never came back.

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He had but one pirogue, in which were his wife and children.

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The dusk of evening was now upon us, so we hurriedly pushed our pirogue-raft into the water and climbed aboard.

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When the pirogue grounded, the Indian was out like a cat, to vanish phantom-wise among the trees.

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In a flash he jerked me flat between his knees and sent the pirogue with a mighty thrust beyond the zone of fire light.

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Related Words

• kayak
• outrigger