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PIROGUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pirogue mean? 

PIROGUE (noun)
  The noun PIROGUE has 1 sense:

1. a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large logplay

  Familiarity information: PIROGUE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PIROGUE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dugout; dugout canoe; pirogue

Hypernyms ("pirogue" is a kind of...):

canoe (small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle)


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