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- [pi-rah-gwuh, -rag-wuh]
- /pɪˈrɑ gwə, -ˈræg wə/
- /pɪ.ˈræ.ɡwə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pi-rah-gwuh, -rag-wuh]
- /pɪˈrɑ gwə, -ˈræg wə/
Definitions of piragua word
- noun piragua Also, pirogue. a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk. 1
- noun piragua a flat-bottomed sailing vessel having two masts. 1
- noun piragua a dugout canoe 0
- noun piragua a flat-bottomed, two-masted sailing vessel 0
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Origin of piragua
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Spanish < Carib: dugout
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Parts of speech for Piragua
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piragua popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
piragua usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for piragua
noun piragua
- canoe — A canoe is a small, narrow boat that you move through the water using a stick with a wide end called a paddle.
- coracle — In former times, a coracle was a simple round rowing boat made of woven sticks covered with animal skins.
- kayak — an Eskimo canoe with a skin cover on a light framework, made watertight by flexible closure around the waist of the occupant and propelled with a double-bladed paddle.
- outrigger — a framework extended outboard from the side of a boat, especially, as in South Pacific canoes, supporting a float that gives stability.
Top questions with piragua
- what is a piragua?
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