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piragua¹

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From Puerto Rican Spanish piragua, from pirámide (“pyramid”) + agua (“water”).

noun piraguas

  1. A Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup. He [Bad Bunny] strode past vendors of coco frio, tacos and piraguas; a pair of boxers sparring; a table of older gentlemen playing dominoes; women at a nail salon.

piragua²

noun piraguas

  1. alternative Alternative form of periagua (“type of boat”).

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"piragua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/piragua. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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piragua. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/piragua

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"piragua." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/piragua.

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@misc{piragua_2026,
  title = {piragua},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piragua},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}