piragua
Tropical snow cone
A piragua is a frozen treat made by shaving ice and drizzling flavored syrup over it, popular in Puerto Rico and among Puerto Rican communities.
The name comes from the shape—a mound of ice resembling a dugout canoe.
Vendors sell piraguas from pushcarts, offering flavors like tamarind, coconut, and tropical fruits: We got piraguas from the cart on the corner.
Carved-log canoe
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
- logboatCanoe from hollowed timber
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
- oarLever for watercraft
fishing · Caribbean · indigenous · Arawak · outrigger · hull · carved · wooden
dugout
Carved-log canoe
oar · fishing · Caribbean · indigenous · Arawak · outrigger · hull · carved · wooden · vessel
syrup
Thick sugar liquid
cooling
Losing thermal energy
sipping · ice-cold · tropical · fruity · sweet · chilled · frozen · slushy · snowcone · refreshing
- shaved iceshaved ice, shave ice, snow cone, snow cones, sno-cone
- Caribbean cuisinemofongo, tostones, plantains, lechon, sofrito
piraguahot chocolate
Heated cocoa beverage
mulled wine · hot toddy · café con leche · hot coffee · hot cider
piraguaice cream
Churned frozen dairy dessert
gelato · frozen custard · soft serve · helado · mousse