Definitions For Periagua

Noun

PERIAGUA (plural PERIAGUAs) A dugout canoe. A vessel made by cutting a canoe in two lengthwise and inserting a large plank. 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. (by extension) Any small boat.

Related terms

pirogue, an overlapping but not identical term from the French

Alternative forms

pirogue

Etymology

From {{bor, en, es, piragua}}, in turn from the carib for dugout.

Is Periagua a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
14

The word Periagua is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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