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piragua

piragua noun: a Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup. Also the alternative form of periagua.

Noun

piragua (plural 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.2026 February 9, Jon Caramanica, “Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Review: A History Lesson Full of Puerto Rican Pride”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC...

Also used as

piragua is also the alternative form of periagua.

Forms of piragua

pluralpiraguas

Origin of piragua

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

Questions about piragua

What does piragua mean?
Piragua means a Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup.
What part of speech is piragua?
Piragua is a noun.
What is the plural of piragua?
The plural of piragua is piraguas.

Words near piragua in the dictionary

  1. piracies
  2. piracy
  3. Piraeus
  4. piraga
  5. piragliatin
  6. piragua
  7. piraguas
  8. Piraha
  9. Pirahan
  10. Pirahá
  11. Pirahã

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