piragua

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Recent Examples of piragua Miranda also has a small but memorable role as Piragüero — the owner of a small piragua stand that tries to compete with a Mister Softee truck, which from a glimpse in the new trailers, looks to be run by Hamilton's Christopher Jackson. Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2021 The guest list read like a who’s who in the culinary and creative worlds: Martha Stewart, Tom Sachs, and Christina Tosi were just some of the tastemakers dining on ricotta gnocchi, roast chicken, and piragua. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for piragua
Noun
  • The other Charlottes After the schooner was sold in Pensacola five years later, the next ship — named the North Carolina — was commissioned in 1908, according to the Commander Submarine Force website.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Bob Dylan, too, passed through, once working with a local shipbuilder on a custom wooden schooner called Water Pearl, delighted that the unbothered locals did not recognize him.
    Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • If luxury is your group's priority, Pelican Cabo’s Pelican 11, a 55-foot catamaran, offers a more indulgent way to take in the scenery.
    Latifah Al Hazza, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Other inflatable boats go the catamaran route.
    Omar Kardoudi March 13, New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The original 15-room home could only be reached by helicopter or yacht (the Transpeninsular Highway wasn't built until 1970) and the seclusion attracted Hollywood stars like John Wayne and Lucille Ball.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
  • In January, a fleet of 23 Oyster yachts took off from Antigua to start the brand’s namesake 27,000-nautical-mile rally exclusive to Oyster owners.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • His four-seam and sinker velocities have been down compared to last year, but his cutter and curveball still grade out well.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Count Kimbrel among the pitchers who are working on cutters this spring as well.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History On Nov. 16, 1776, the Andrew Doria brigantine arrived in the Caribbean on the British colony St. Eustatius, waving the first national flag of the United States.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
  • On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The Panamax ketch features a sleek aluminum exterior, with a displacement hull and a distinctive pointed bow.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
  • And through such buffetings Constance’s little ketch had run aground.
    Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • Arquiste’s best-selling Nanban, for instance, conjures the aroma of a 17th-century galleon laden with coffee, leather, and saffron, while L’Or de Louis evokes the atmosphere of an orangerie at Versailles.
    April Long, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Back in its heyday as Europe's biggest medieval shipyard, the Arsenale could churn out a galleon per day.
    Julia Buckley, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2026

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“Piragua.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piragua. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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