Pirogue

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 (/pɪˈroʊɡ/ or /ˈpiːroʊɡ/),[1] also called a piragua or piraga, is any of various small boats, particularly dugouts and native canoes. The word is French and is derived from Spanish piragua [piˈɾaɣwa], which comes from the Carib piraua.

  1. ^ "pirogue". dictionary.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.