1. a dugout canoe used in the Caribbean and Latin America
2. a Puerto Rican shaved ice treat flavored with fruit syrups
Usage: Puerto Rican

Examples

• The fishermen paddled their piragua through the calm waters.
• Local craftsmen carved the piragua from a single tree trunk.
• We bought a cherry piragua from the street vendor.
• The piragua melted quickly in the hot sun.
• Children lined up to buy colorful piraguas after school.
• The traditional piragua has been used for fishing for centuries.