piragua

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noun

A Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup.

OriginPuerto Rican Spanish piragua →
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Meanings

piragua1

nounpiragua (plural piraguas)

plural piraguas

  1. A Puerto Rican frozen dessert, shaped like a pyramid, made of shaved ice and covered with fruit-flavored syrup.

    He [Bad Bunny] strode past vendors of coco frio, tacos and piraguas; a pair of boxers sparring; a table of older gentlemen playing dominoes; women at a nail salon.

    2026 February 9, Jon Caramanica, “Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Review: A History Lesson Full of Puerto Rican Pride”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2026

piragua2

nounpiragua (plural piraguas)

plural piraguas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of periagua (“type of boat”).

Origin

  1. Puerto Rican Spanishpiragua
  2. Englishpiragua

From Puerto Rican Spanish piragua, from pirámide (“pyramid”) + agua (“water”).

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APA

piragua. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piragua

MLA

“piragua.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piragua. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piragua,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piragua.

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