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pirogues

The correct spelling is pirogues.

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noun

Say it like: Pir-ogue-s

The correct spelling is pirogues. A canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.

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  1. 1.A canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.
  2. 2.A small flat-bottom boat of shallow draft. Specifically, a flat-bottom boat made out of a four-foot by eight-foot piece of plywood, the bottom being a two-foot eight-inch-wide eight-foot-long pointed-end lengthwise-centered oval cut from the piece, and the boat's sides being the two remaining pieces attached lengthwise to the outside edges of the oval.
  3. 3.A style of pasta shaped as a miniature canoe folded over.

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