What is "periaguas"

Usage examples of "periaguas".

There were trees enough in the island to have built a little fleet, not of periaguas and canoes only, but of good large vessels: but the main thing I looked at, was to get one so near the water that we might launch it when it was made, to avoid the mistake I committed at first.

There were trees enough in the island to have built a little fleet, not of periaguas or canoes, but even of good, large vessels.