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A canoe made of a hollowed tree trunk.

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Usage examples (15)
  • Women in a salon swap gossip and a man pushing a "piragua" cart sells icy treats to cut the heat.
  • And I fled in a piragua, sore wounded, from the fight.
  • I never tasted those flavors as far as Mamey goes … the only thing that I could think of is the “crema” flavor served by the piragua guys around the Bronx … anyone wanna...
  • They paid no heed to my appeal save to give a mighty shove to our canoe that sent it out toward midstream; then, seizing their paddles, with swift strokes they sent their own...
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