barracuda

English

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Etymology

1670s, from American Spanish, perhaps from a Carib word.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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) A unethically predatory person.

Translations

marine fish

• Bulgarian: баракуда (bg) (barakuda)
• Finnish: barrakuda (fi)
• Greek: σφύραινα (sfirena) f, μπαρακούντα (barakuda) n

• Navajo: yílnoodii
• Romanian: baracudă (ro) f
• Russian: барракуда (ru) (barrakúda) f, морская щука (ru) (morskája ščúka) f

See also

• barracouta

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French

Noun

barracuda f (plural barracudas)

1. barracuda