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English[edit]
(Sphyraena sphyraena)
Etymology[edit]
First attested in the 1670s, from Latin American Spanish barracuda, perhaps from a Cariban word.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
barracuda (plural barracuda or barracudas)
- 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.
- (figurative) One who uses harsh or predatory means to compete.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
marine fish
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predatory competitor — see shark
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
barracuda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Sphyraena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- “barracuda”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish barracuda.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
barracuda f (plural barracudes)
Further reading[edit]
- “barracuda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English barracuda. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
barracuda f (plural barracuda's)
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
barracuda m (plural barracudas)
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish barracuda.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
barracuda m (invariable)
Further reading[edit]
- barracuda in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
barracuda f (plural barracudas)
Further reading[edit]
- “barracuda” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown, perhaps from a Cariban term. According to Watkins, from Valencian/Catalan barracó (“snaggletooth”); see barraca.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
barracuda f (plural barracudas)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “barracuda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “barracuda”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
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