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Meaning of "pirogue" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PIROGUE

Via French from Spanish piragua.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PIROGUE

pɪˈrəʊɡ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIROGUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pirogue is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PIROGUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pirogue

A pirogue can be one of several kinds of small boats. One kind is associated particularly with the Cajuns of the Louisiana marsh. The early Cajun pirogues were cypress dugouts but today they are usually flat-bottomed boats. Pirogues are not usually intended for overnight travel but are light and small enough to be easily taken onto land. The design also allows the pirogue to move through the very shallow water of marshes and be easily turned over to drain any water that may get into the boat. A pirogue has "hard chines" which means that instead of a smooth curve from the gunwales to the keel, there is often a flat bottom which meets the plane of the side. The pirogue is usually propelled by paddles that have one blade. It can also be punted with a push pole in shallow water. Small sails can also be employed. Outboard motors are increasingly being used in many regions. In West Africa they were used as traditional fishing boats.

Definition of pirogue in the English dictionary

The definition of pirogue in the dictionary is any of various kinds of dugout canoes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PIROGUE

bogue · brogue · collogue · disembogue · drogue · embogue · Minogue · pirog · pishogue · prorogue · rogue · togue · vogue

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIROGUE

piratical · piratically · pirating · piri-piri · piriform · pirl · pirn · pirnie · pirnit · pirog · pirogi · piroplasm · piroplasma · piroplasmata · piroshki · piroshok · pirouette · pirouetter · pirozhki · pirozhok

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIROGUE

analogue · apologue · back catalogue · card catalogue · catalogue · Decalogue · dialogue · duologue · eclogue · epilogue · Hogue · homologue · ideologue · monologue · pedagogue · prologue · secretagogue · synagogue · travelogue · trialogue

Synonyms and antonyms of pirogue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pirogue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIROGUE

Find out the translation of pirogue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pirogue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pirogue» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

独木舟
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

piragua
570 millions of speakers
en

English

pirogue
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

Pirogue
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بروج
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

пирога
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

piroga
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

pirogue
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

pirogue
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pirogue
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Piroge
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

丸木舟
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

통나무 배
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pirogue
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pirogue
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அடி மரத்தைச் செதுக்கி உண்டாக்கும் படகு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पियरोग
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

pirogue
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

piroga
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

piroga
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

пирога
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Pirogue
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πιρόγα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pirogue
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pirogue
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pirog
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pirogue

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIROGUE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pirogue

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIROGUE»

Discover the use of pirogue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pirogue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On the River With Lewis and Clark
They removed its nails and other iron works, and then proceeded on down river with the white pirogue and five dugout canoes. The red pirogue was no longer needed. The party had much less to carry on the way back to the United States than ...
Verne Huser, 2004
2
The Pelican Guide to Louisiana
The pirogue (pronounced pee-ro, or peering), Louisiana's best-known, small, native boat, is narrow, flat-bottomed, and pointed on both ends, the perfect craft for poling or paddling shallow bayous and rivers, or for travelling deep into the ...
Sternberg, Mary Ann
3
The Gambia & Senegal
NATIONAL PARKS OF THE GAMBIA & SENEGAL Park Features (Biomes; Animals) Activities Guembeul* ( p218 ) Marine Protected Areas mangroves, river, woodland; manatees guided walks, pirogue tours Kassa & Pointe St George ( p244) ...
Katharina Kane, 2009
4
Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark V-2 of 3
The crew of the White Pirogue had to return before Congress convened in the fall since the captains had vouchers that had to be in the hands of the secretary of war in Washington, D.C. for his report to the legislators. On May 26th detachment  ...
Robert A. Saindon, 2003
5
Motorboating - ND
If you think the Kentucky Derby brings forth raving partisans, wait until you hear all the angles about how fast a By WARREN GLEASON Photographs - by the Author man can paddle a pirogue, down on Bayou Barataria. Barataria? A name with ...
6
Field & Stream
perience with a pirogue when he first came to the Delta. “I was fishing from a pirogue when my hook snagged a branch. In trying to free my line, I knocked a 41 -foot cottonmouth out of an over-hanging tree into the boat. You might have thought ...
7
Pirogue race
... GGKEYASL3GXB4UQG ISSN 00324558 ISSN 00324558 ISSN00324558 LOGICAL_SERIAL1168684103302643961. Two most popular types of pirogue — left, hollowed-out cypress log, right, plywood Racing pirogueman, ready for takeoff.
8
The Role of the Reader: Explorations in the Semiotics of Texts
... Raoul is the Templar and believes Z3, that is, that the Pirogue is Marguerite, while this proposition is untrue; R^ = there are two individuals, Marguerite and her lover, linked by the S-necessary relation of encountering at the ball; the Pirogue ...
‎1984
9
Lewis and Clark Point of Departure
Two; page 71, footnote of Gary E. Moulton's, The Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition: “The French word pirogue was used in the fur trade for a large dugout canoe or open boat. It is not clear if this vessel was actually a pirogue, as Lewis ...
Timothy S. Raymer, 2004
10
Love Letters for the Romantically Challenged
warmer task, for the pirogue was much smaller than the keelboat. But the pirogue was also narrower far than the keelboat, and when she caught in the shallows, I must climb into the water to hold her steady until she was smoothly afloat again.
Rhonda R Holmes, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIROGUE»

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1
Sur les traces de la première contamination
Un périple en pirogue de 1 000 kilomètres, plein sud, sur la sombre Boumba puis l'étroite Ngoko. L'homme s'arrête à Moloundou, rejoint la ... «Paris Match, Jul 15»
2
Three held in drug bust off Gaspar Grande
A press release from the Coast Guard today stated that around 2 pm three occupants aboard a pirogue were spotted the Coast Guard and sped ... «Trinidad Guardian, Jul 15»
3
74th Annual Ukrainian Festival to Benefit Syracuse Church
The long time festival is best known for the Odessa Dance Ensemble, crafts, and great food like cabbage rolls, pirogue, and kielbasa. Everyone ... «TWC News, Jul 15»
4
Explorers' camp to be recreated
... and historical re-enactor, will have his latest seaworthy vessel afloat in Lake Manawa and plans to offer rides to visitors in the 42-foot pirogue. «The Daily Nonpareil, Jul 15»
5
Nicholls alumna killed in Okla., was aiding injured motorcyclist
She was also the 1987 Pirogue and Homecoming Queen. Crochet said people gravitated toward Dalton, who had the ability to make others ... «Daily Comet, Jul 15»
6
Scarlet ibises highlight birding trip to Trinidad
Now back to the lake and the bird-adorned mangroves: We were in a pirogue (a motorized dugout canoe) taking a sunset cruise into the ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
7
Somaliland:Africa's border disputes are set to rise – but there are …
A wooden pirogue sails at dusk on the Congo River against the backdrop of high rises A wooden boat sails on the Congo river against the ... «SomalilandPress, Jul 15»
8
À la manière du réseau Gro Derek : Un trafic de poisson en haute …
Il y a une pirogue. Deux hommes retiraient des sacs de poissons de leur embarcation. J'ai essayé de noter le numéro de série de la pirogue, ... «Le Defi Media Group, Jul 15»
9
Annual Mass commemorates first Native American saint
... formed an arc as locals carried objects of local Native American significance down the aisle, such as a fishing net, a pirogue and a conch. «Houma Courier, Jul 15»
10
In Senegal, some fishermen resist lure of Europe migration
Along with 80 other would-be migrants, each of whom paid smugglers at least $500, he left in a large wooden pirogue from neighboring ... «FOX6 WBRC - MyFoxAL.com, Jul 15»
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