piragua

[ pi-rah-gwuh, -rag-wuh ]

/ pɪˈrɑ gwə, -ˈræg wə /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR piragua ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Also pirogue. a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk.

a flat-bottomed sailing vessel having two masts.

Origin of piragua

1525–35; <Spanish <Carib: dugout

Words nearby piragua

piquillo, pir, Piracicaba, piracy, Piraeus, piragua, Pirandello, Piranesi, piranha, Pirapóra, pirarucu

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for piragua

The fifth, of 50 tons, with a piragua, fell to the lot of Captain Coxen.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3)|Walter Thornbury
From the dugout have come the piragua, Rose's tobacco boat, and the Chesapeake Bay canoe and bugeye as we see them today.
Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia|Cerinda W. Evans
Sawkins, whose canoe was disabled, went next into the piragua to meet Peralta, leaving the four canoes to harass the admiral.
The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3)|Walter Thornbury
All day we fought like bull dogs, but they burnt the booms at night, And I fled in a piragua sore wounded from the fight.
The English in the West Indies|James Anthony Froude

An awning of brilliant cloths, running from stem to stern over the piragua, overshadowed and almost hid the rowers.
The Infidel, Vol. I.|Robert Montgomery Bird

British Dictionary definitions for piragua

piragua

/ (pɪˈrɑːɡwə, -ˈræɡ-) /

noun

another word for pirogue

Word Origin for piragua

C17: via Spanish from Carib: dugout canoe

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	piragua
释义	piragua [ pi-rah-gwuh, -rag-wuh ] / pɪˈrɑ gwə, -ˈræg wə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR piragua ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also pirogue. a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk. a flat-bottomed sailing vessel having two masts. Origin of piragua 1525–35; <Spanish <Carib: dugout Words nearby piragua piquillo, pir, Piracicaba, piracy, Piraeus, piragua, Pirandello, Piranesi, piranha, Pirapóra, pirarucu Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for piragua The fifth, of 50 tons, with a piragua, fell to the lot of Captain Coxen. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3)\|Walter Thornbury From the dugout have come the piragua, Rose's tobacco boat, and the Chesapeake Bay canoe and bugeye as we see them today. Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia\|Cerinda W. Evans Sawkins, whose canoe was disabled, went next into the piragua to meet Peralta, leaving the four canoes to harass the admiral. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3)\|Walter Thornbury All day we fought like bull dogs, but they burnt the booms at night, And I fled in a piragua sore wounded from the fight. The English in the West Indies\|James Anthony Froude An awning of brilliant cloths, running from stem to stern over the piragua, overshadowed and almost hid the rowers. The Infidel, Vol. I.\|Robert Montgomery Bird British Dictionary definitions for piragua piragua / (pɪˈrɑːɡwə, -ˈræɡ-) / noun another word for pirogue Word Origin for piragua C17: via Spanish from Carib: dugout canoe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to piragua kayak, outrigger, dugout, coracle, pirogue
随便看	advanced gas-cooled reactor advanced higher advance directive advanced level advanced life support advanced placement program advanced practice nurse advanced skills teacher advanced standing advance guard advance man advancement advancement flap advance notice advance poll advancer advance ratio advances advantage advantage court advantaged advantageous advect advection advection fog

piragua

noun

Origin of piragua

Words nearby piragua

Example sentences from the Web for piragua

British Dictionary definitions for piragua

noun

Word Origin for piragua

Words related to piragua