periagua

n. 独木舟;双桅平底船

词形变化

periaguas 复数 periaguas

别名

piragua

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A dugout canoe.

  2. 2.

    A vessel made by cutting a canoe in two lengthwise and inserting a large plank.

  3. 3.

    A large keelless flat-bottomed boat for shoal-water navigation, decked at the ends only, propelled by rowing, or by sails on two masts capable of being struck.

  4. 4.

    Any small boat.

    引申义

词源

From Spanish piragua, in turn from Kari'na [Term?] (“dugout”). Doublet of pirogue.

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