Pirogue


[pi-rohg, pee-rohg] /pɪˈroʊg, ˈpi roʊg/

noun
1.
(def 1).
2.
a native boat, especially an American dugout.
/pɪˈrəʊɡ/
noun
1.
any of various kinds of dugout canoes
n.

1660s, from French pirogue, probably from Galibi (a Carib language) piragua “a dug-out.” Cf. Spanish piragua (1530s).

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