Etymology

periagua

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Spanish piragua ← Kari'na [Term?]
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The story

  1. Kari'na · derived from[Term?]“dugout”
  2. Spanish · borrowed frompiragua
  3. English todayperiagua

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

Words from the same roots

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