piragua
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Puerto Rican Spanish piragua, from pirámide (“pyramid”) + agua (“water”).
Noun edit
piragua (plural piraguas)
- A Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
piragua (plural piraguas)
- Alternative form of periagua (“type of boat”)
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
piragua f (plural piragües)
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “piragua” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua.
Noun edit
piragua f (plural piraguas)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “piragua” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
piragua f (plural piraguas)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
piragua f (plural piraguas)
- (Puerto Rico, cooking) piragua (frozen dessert)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “piragua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014