pirogue

plural pirogues

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

   I was unable, however, to prevent them from chopping down a large tree, out of which they carved a pirogue to explore the shores of the continent which promised no shortage of abandoned cities to be plundered.

   2026 [1979], Copi, “Disneyland”, in Kit Schluter, transl., City of Rats, New Directions Publishing, →ISBN, page 100

   Synonyms: periagua

2. A small flat-bottom boat of shallow draft.
3. Cajun cookingA boat-shaped food that is stuffed with seafood.

   The eggplant pirogue, a regional specialty, is especially good here.

   1999, Fodor's 2000 USA, page 484

   3 more examples

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

   1996, Rick Perlmutter, Gayle Perlmutter, Walt Disney World for Lovers, page 240

   Diners love the pirogue bread with crawfish tails, the barbecue shrimp with fiery tasso and the banana bread pudding.

   2005 August, “Restaurants”, in Indianapolis Monthly, page 300

   She had ordered eggplant pirogue — a hollowed out eggplant, breaded, fried, and stuffed with shrimp, crawfish, and crab.

   2019, Marlys Beider, Continuum, page 257