Jump to content

piragua

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology 1

[edit]

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

Noun

[edit]

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

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

piragua (plural piraguas)

  1. Alternative form of periagua (type of boat)

Catalan

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

piragua f (plural piragües)

  1. pirogue

Hyponyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Galician

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua.

Noun

[edit]

piragua f (plural piraguas)

  1. pirogue

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Spanish

[edit]

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

[edit]

Borrowed from Kari'na piraua.

Noun

[edit]

piragua f (plural piraguas)

  1. pirogue
Descendants
[edit]
  • French: pirogue
    • English: pirogue
    • Greek: πιρόγα (piróga)
    • Italian: piroga
    • Portuguese: piroga

Etymology 2

[edit]

Blend of pirámide +‎ agua.

Noun

[edit]

piragua f (plural piraguas)

  1. (Puerto Rico, cooking) piragua (frozen dessert)
Derived terms
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]