pirogue

noun /pəˈɹəʊɡ/

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

2. A small flat-bottom boat of shallow draft.

3. A boat-shaped food that is stuffed with seafood.

   There are even more elaborately prepared Cajun specialties, such as Bayou Bouillabaisse and pirogue of pasta and seafood.

Where it comes from

From French pirogue, in turn from Spanish piragua, from Kari'na piraua. Doublet of periagua.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry pirogue (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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