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“pirogue”
1. A canoe carved from a tree trunk, also called a dugout canoe: "Albert wanted to make a pirogue with his father during his summer vacation and go with it down the Mississippi!"
2. Etymology: French from Spanish piragua.
2. Etymology: French from Spanish piragua.
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