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Webster 1913 Edition

Periagua

Perˊi-a′gua

(pĕrˊĭ-ä′gwȧ)
,
Noun.
See
Pirogue
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Periagua

PERIAGUA

[See Pirogue.]

Definition 2024

periagua

periagua

English

Noun

periagua ‎(plural periaguas)

  1. a dugout canoe
  2. by extension, any small boat

Related terms

  • pirogue, an overlapping but not identical term from the French

Etymology

From Spanish piragua, in turn from the Carib for dugout.

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