canoe vs piragua

canoe

verb
  • To ride or paddle a canoe. 

noun
  • An oversize, usually older, luxury car. 

  • A small long and narrow boat, propelled by one or more people (depending on the size of canoe), using single-bladed paddles. The paddlers face in the direction of travel, in either a seated position, or kneeling on the bottom of the boat. Canoes are open on top, and pointed at both ends. 

  • Any of the deflectors positioned around a roulette wheel, shaped like upside-down boats. 

piragua

noun
  • A Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup. 

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