barracuda

English

a typical barracuda
(Sphyraena sphyraena)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /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) One who uses harsh or predatory means to compete.

Translations

marine fish

• Bulgarian: бараку́да f (barakúda)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 梭子魚 (zh), 梭子鱼 (zh) (suōziyú), 梭魚 (zh), 梭鱼 (zh) (suōyú)

• Finnish: barrakuda (fi)
• Greek: σφύραινα f (sfýraina), μπαρακούντα n (barakoúnta)
• Japanese: バラクーダ (barakūda), 梭子魚 (かます, kamasu), カマス (kamasu)
• Navajo: yílnoodii

• Portuguese: barracuda (pt) f
• Romanian: baracudă f
• Russian: барраку́да (ru) f (barrakúda), морска́я щу́ка f (morskája ščúka)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: баракуда f

• Spanish: barracuda (es) f

predatory competitor — see shark

See also

• barracouta

Further reading

• barracuda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sphyraena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• barracuda at OneLook Dictionary Search

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French

Noun

barracuda m (plural barracudas)

1. barracuda

Further reading

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

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Italian

Noun

barracuda m (invariable)

1. barracuda

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Portuguese

Noun

barracuda f (plural barracudas)

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

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Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps from a Cariban term.

Noun

barracuda f (plural barracudas)

1. (fish) barracuda

Synonyms

• picuda