periagua

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periagua

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From Spanish piragua, in turn from Kari'na [Term?] (“dugout”). Doublet of pirogue.

noun periaguas

A dugout canoe. That there were ſeventeen bearded Men there, and therefore, without any more Delay, I went to work with Friday to find out a great Tree proper to fell, and make a large Periagua or Canoe to undertake the Voyage.
Similar: pirogue, dugout, logboat
A vessel made by cutting a canoe in two lengthwise and inserting a large plank.
A large keelless flat-bottomed boat for shoal-water navigation, decked at the ends only, propelled by rowing, or by sails on two masts capable of being struck.
broadly Any small boat.

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@misc{periagua_2026,
  title = {periagua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/periagua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}