barracuda

First attested in the 1670s, from Latin American Spanish, perhaps from a Cariban word.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌbæɹəˈkuːdə/
• Rhymes: -uːdə

barracuda (plural barracuda or barracudas)

1. Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators.
2. (figuratively) One who uses harsh or predatory means to compete.

• barracouta

• barracuda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sphyraena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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Borrowed from English barracuda. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɑ.raːˈky.daː/

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• Hyphenation: bar‧ra‧cu‧da

barracuda f (plural barracuda's)

1. barracuda, fish of the genus Sphyraena

   Synonym: zeesnoek

• IPA^(key): /ba.ʁa.ky.da/

barracuda m (plural barracudas)

1. barracuda

• “barracuda” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

barracuda m (invariable)

1. barracuda

barracuda f (plural barracudas)

1. barracuda (large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena)

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): [ba̠.ra̠ˈku.da̠]

Unknown, perhaps from a Cariban term.

barracuda f (plural barracudas)

1. (zoology) barracuda

• picuda