Shaved-ice treat (Puerto Rico) in Spanish
Shaved-ice treat (Puerto Rico) in Spanish is piragua (pee-RAH-gwah). It's feminine: la piragua.
- Spanish
- la piragua
- Say it
- lah pee-RAH-gwah
- Gender
- Feminine: la piragua
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Puerto Rican food and ingredient words
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- la chinaorange fruit (Puerto Rico) · lah CHEE-nah
- la parchapassion fruit (Puerto Rico) · lah PAHR-chah
- el guineobanana (Puerto Rico) · el gee-NEH-oh
- la habichuelabean (Puerto Rico) · lah ah-bee-CHWEH-lah
- el gandulpigeon pea · el gahn-DOOL
- el mofongomashed-plantain dish · el moh-FOHN-goh
- la alcapurriastuffed fritter (Puerto Rico) · lah ahl-kah-POO-ryah
- el bacalaítocod fritter (Puerto Rico) · el bah-kah-lah-EE-toh
- el temblequecoconut pudding (Puerto Rico) · el tehm-BLEH-keh
Questions about piragua
How do you say shaved-ice treat (Puerto Rico) in Spanish?
Shaved-ice treat (Puerto Rico) in Spanish is la piragua.
How do you pronounce piragua?
Say it pee-RAH-gwah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: RAH. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is piragua masculine or feminine in Spanish?
piragua is feminine, so it takes la: la piragua.
What does piragua mean in English?
In English, la piragua means shaved-ice treat (Puerto Rico).
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