pirogue

• Sustantivo que designa un tipo de canoa o embarcación ligera hecha ahuecando y dando forma a un tronco grande, a menudo utilizada en aguas poco profundas o ríos.

A noun referring to a type of canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log.

1. Dugout canoeC1formal

   A small, narrow boat made by hollowing out a single tree trunk, typically used in shallow waters.

   Canoa de tronco ahuecado

   • The fishermen used a pirogue to navigate the narrow channels of the delta.
   • He carved a pirogue from a fallen cypress tree.
   • Pirogues are still common in the bayous of Louisiana.

   Sinónimosdugoutdugout canoe