pi·rogue 
(pĭ-rōg, pîrō)
(pĭ-rōg, pîrō)n.
1. A canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk; a piragua.
2. Any of various boats usually propelled by paddling or poling, especially a light flatbottom boat with pointed ends.
[French, from Spanish piragua; see PIRAGUA.]
pirogue