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Definition of "periagua" [per•i•a•gua]

  • A dugout canoe (noun)
  • By extension, any small boat (noun)

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Use "periagua" in a sentence
  • "The periagua is a strange rough boat, but the crew were still stranger: I doubt if six uglier little men ever got into a boat together."
  • "The road to Cucao was so very bad that we determined to embark in a periagua."
  • "Re-embarking in the periagua, we returned across the lake, and then mounted our horses."