piragua

From Puerto Rican Spanish piragua, from pirámide (“pyramid”) +‎ agua (“water”).

piragua (plural piraguas)

1. A Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup.

piragua (plural piraguas)

1. Alternative form of periagua (“type of boat”)

Borrowed from Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [piˈɾa.ɣwə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [piˈɾa.ɣwa]

piragua f (plural piragües)

1. pirogue

• caiac
• caiuc
• canoa

• piragüisme
• piragüista

• “piragua” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua.

piragua f (plural piraguas)

1. pirogue

• piragüismo
• piragüista

• “piragua”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

• IPA^(key): /piˈɾaɡwa/ [piˈɾa.ɣ̞wa]
• Rhymes: -aɡwa
• Syllabification: pi‧ra‧gua

Borrowed from Kari'na piraua.

piragua f (plural piraguas)

1. pirogue

• → French: pirogue
  • → English: pirogue
  • → Greek: πιρόγα (piróga)
  • → Italian: piroga
  • → Portuguese: piroga

Blend of pirámide +‎ agua.

piragua f (plural piraguas)

1. (Puerto Rico, cooking) piragua (frozen dessert)

• “piragua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28