canoe vs pirogue

canoe and pirogue both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
canoe	Yes	No	Yes	No
pirogue	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pirogue is a hyponym of canoe; that is, pirogue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than canoe:

Other hyponyms of canoe include birch bark, birchbark, birchbark canoe, dugout, dugout canoe, kayak, outrigger canoe.

canoe (noun)	pirogue (noun)
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle	a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log

canoe (verb)	pirogue (verb)
travel by canoe