pirogue

noun

pi·​rogue ˈpē-ˌrōg 

1

: dugout sense 1

2

: a boat like a canoe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

For something out of the box in Bora Bora, drag yourself from your resort beach to explore the lagoon and surrounds by traditional Polynesian pirogue during land and sea outings with Bora Bora Cultural Lagoon Tour. —Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2022

Inside, the walls of Ms. Diouf’s office are decorated with photos of her in a pirogue and wearing an orange life jacket. —New York Times, 12 Mar. 2021

That newspaper story was prompted by a rescue in which John and his son, another Theodore, rescued a pair of high school students — F. Codman Ford and Lutcher Sinclair — whose pirogue capsized on the way to hunt ducks at Nine-Mile Point. —Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 1 Sep. 2020

Hours before sunup every weekday, Adama and his five-man crew roll their pirogues out to sea. —Chidinma Irene Nwoye, Quartz Africa, 27 Feb. 2020

Stop to visit a fishing village on the way, and learn about the economy and culture that have grown up around these pirogue-paddling fishermen. —National Geographic, 12 June 2019

Reaching these places means bouncing for hours down sandy riverbeds, or even piling motorcycles into a pirogue, crossing the river and riding them in. —New York Times, 18 June 2018

Most of it takes place on boats — from smoke-belching steamers to cargo-bloated barges to slender pirogues carved by ax out of massive trees. —Max Bearak, Washington Post, 2 June 2018

Pointe-au-Chenes Wildlife Management area, $5 million for new fishing piers, boat pull-overs, a parking lot, bridge, pirogue and boat launches, boat docks and bulkheads. —Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, 23 Apr. 2018

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Word History

Etymology

French, from Spanish piragua, from Carib piraua

First Known Use

1666, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pirogue

noun

pi·​rogue ˈpē-ˌrōg 

1

: dugout sense 1

2

: a boat like a canoe