PIRAGUA, noun pirau'gua. This word is variously written, periagua or pirogue. The former is the spelling of Washington and Jefferson; the latter of Charlevoix.] 1. A canoe formed out of the truck of a tree, or two canoes united. 2. In modern usage in America, a narrow ferry boat carrying two masts and a leeboard.
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