piragua

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

piragua (plural piraguas)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

piragua (plural piraguas)

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

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish piragua, from Galibi Carib piraua.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /piˈɾa.ɡwə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /piˈɾa.ɡwa/

Noun

piragua f (plural piragües)

1. pirogue

Hyponyms

• caiac
• caiuc
• canoa

Derived terms

• piragüisme
• piragüista

Further reading

• “piragua” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

From Spanish piragua, from Galibi Carib piraua.

Noun

piragua f (plural piraguas)

1. pirogue

Derived terms

• piragüismo
• piragüista

Further reading

• “piragua” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Galibi Carib piraua.

Noun

piragua f (plural piraguas)

1. pirogue

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

Blend of pirámide +‎ agua.

Noun

piragua f (plural piraguas)

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

Derived terms

• piragüero

 

Further reading

• “piragua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014