Small boat, particularly dugout and canoe
This article is about the type of boat. For the food, see
Pirog. For the Senegalese film, see
The Pirogue.
Traditional fishing pirogue (a lakana outrigger canoe) with sail from Madagascar
Group of pirogues at sunset on the river bank of Don Tati, Si Phan Don, Laos.
Pirogues of Madagascar
Pirogues, Niger
A pirogue on the Niger River in Mali
Statuette Karajà - Brazil - MHNT
A pirogue ( or ),[1] also called a piragua or piraga, is any of various small boats, particularly dugouts and canoes. The word is French and is derived from Spanish piragua [piˈɾaɣwa], which comes from the Carib piraua.
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