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pirogue

/pəˈɹəʊɡ/

pirogue noun: a canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.

pirogue: a canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log
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Noun

pirogue (plural pirogues)

  1. A canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.
    Synonyms:
    periagua
  2. A small flat-bottom boat of shallow draft.
  3. (Cajun cooking) A boat-shaped food that is stuffed with seafood.
    • There are even more elaborately prepared Cajun specialties, such as Bayou Bouillabaisse and pirogue of pasta and seafood.1996, Rick Perlmutter, Gayle Perlmutter, Walt Disney World for Lovers, page 240
    • The eggplant pirogue, a regional specialty, is especially good here.1999, Fodor's 2000 USA, page 484

Examples of pirogue in a sentence

  • Diners love the pirogue bread with crawfish tails, the barbecue shrimp with fiery tasso and the banana bread pudding.2005 August, “Restaurants”, in Indianapolis Monthly, page 300:
  • She had ordered eggplant pirogue — a hollowed out eggplant, breaded, fried, and stuffed with shrimp, crawfish, and crab.2019, Marlys Beider, Continuum, page 257:

Synonyms of pirogue

Forms of pirogue

pluralpirogues

Origin of pirogue

From French pirogue, in turn from Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua. Doublet of periagua.

Words that rhyme with pirogue

Questions about pirogue

What does pirogue mean?
Pirogue means a canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.
How do you use pirogue in a sentence?
Diners love the pirogue bread with crawfish tails, the barbecue shrimp with fiery tasso and the banana bread pudding.
What part of speech is pirogue?
Pirogue is a noun.
How do you pronounce pirogue?
Pirogue is pronounced /pəˈɹəʊɡ/.
What is the plural of pirogue?
The plural of pirogue is pirogues.

Words near pirogue in the dictionary

  1. pirogie
  2. pirogies
  3. pirogis
  4. pirogn
  5. pirogs
  6. pirogue
  7. pirogues
  8. pirogy
  9. piroheptine
  10. pirohy
  11. pirojki

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