piragua

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

piragua (plural piraguas)

1. A Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup.

piragua (plural piraguas)

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

Borrowed from Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [piˈɾa.ɣwə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [piˈɾa.ɣwa]

piragua f (plural piragües)

1. pirogue

• caiac
• caiuc
• canoa

• piragüisme
• piragüista

• “piragua”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua.

piragua f (plural piraguas)

1. pirogue

• piragüismo
• piragüista

• “piragua”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

• IPA^(key): /piˈɾaɡwa/ [piˈɾa.ɣ̞wa]
• Rhymes: -aɡwa
• Syllabification: pi‧ra‧gua

Borrowed from Kari'na piraua.

piragua f (plural piraguas)

1. pirogue, canoe

• → French: pirogue
  • → English: pirogue
  • → Greek: πιρόγα (piróga)
  • → Italian: piroga
  • → Portuguese: piroga

Blend of pirámide +‎ agua.

piragua f (plural piraguas)

1. (Puerto Rico, cooking) piragua (frozen dessert)

• “piragua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024