Perogue vs. Pirogue — Which is Correct Spelling?

A pirogue ( or ), also called a piragua or piraga, is any of various small boats, particularly dugouts and native canoes. The word is French and is derived from Spanish piragua [piˈɾaɣwa], which comes from the Carib piraua.

A canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk; a piragua.

Any of various boats usually propelled by paddling or poling, especially a light flatbottom boat with pointed ends.

A canoe of shallow draft, made by hollowing a log.

A small flat-bottom boat of shallow draft.

(Cajun cooking) A boat-shaped food that is stuffed with seafood.

A dugout canoe; by extension, any small boat.

A canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log