Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periagua

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pe-riagua
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dugout canoe.

noun

A vessel made by cutting a canoe in two lengthwise and inserting a large plank.

noun

A large keelless flat-bottomed boat for shoal-water navigation, decked at the ends only, propelled by rowing, or by sails on two masts capable of being struck.

noun

Any small boat.

Example Sentences

"That there were ſeventeen bearded Men there, and therefore, without any more Delay, I went to work with Friday to find out a great Tree proper to fell, and make a large Periagua or Canoe to undertake the Voyage."

Etymology

From Spanish piragua, in turn from Kari'na [Term?] (“dugout”). Doublet of pirogue.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: piragua

Inflected Forms

periaguas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pirogue

Synonyms

pirogue dugout logboat

Questions

What does periagua mean?: A dugout canoe.
Where does periagua come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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