pirogue
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large logSynonyms: dugout canoedugoutType of canoe
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pi·rogue′ noun
Origin: Originally an American Indian word: cf. F. pirogue, Sp. piroga, piragua.
A dugout canoe; by extension, any small boat. [Written variously periauger, perogue, piragua, periagua, etc.]
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54