Pirogue

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pirogue
    n 1: a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log [syn:
         {dugout canoe}, {dugout}, {pirogue}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pirogue \Pi*rogue"\, n. [Originally an American Indian word: cf.
   F. pirogue, Sp. piroga, piragua.]
   A dugout canoe; by extension, any small boat. [Written
   variously {periauger}, {perogue}, {piragua}, {periagua},
   etc.]
   [1913 Webster]