barracuda

== English == === Etymology === First attested in the 1670s, from Latin American Spanish barracuda, perhaps from a Cariban word. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbæɹəˈkuːdə/ Rhymes: -uːdə === Noun === 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. (figuratively) One who uses harsh or predatory means to compete. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === barracouta === Further reading === barracuda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Sphyraena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies “barracuda”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish barracuda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [bə.rəˈku.ðə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ba.raˈku.ða] === Noun === barracuda f (plural barracudes) barracuda === Further reading === “barracuda”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English barracuda. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbɑ.raːˈky.daː/ Hyphenation: bar‧ra‧cu‧da === Noun === barracuda f (plural barracuda's, no diminutive) barracuda, fish of the genus Sphyraena Synonym: zeesnoek == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish barracuda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.ʁa.ky.da/, /ba.ʁa.ku.da/ === Noun === barracuda m (plural barracudas) barracuda == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish barracuda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bar.raˈku.da/ Rhymes: -uda Hyphenation: bar‧ra‧cù‧da === Noun === barracuda m (invariable) barracuda === Further reading === barracuda in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Spanish barracuda. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -udɐ === Noun === barracuda f (plural barracudas) barracuda (large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena) === Further reading === “barracuda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “barracuda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unknown, perhaps from a Cariban term. According to Watkins, from Valencian/Catalan barracó (“snaggletooth”); see barraca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baraˈkuda/ [ba.raˈku.ð̞a] Rhymes: -uda Syllabification: ba‧rra‧cu‧da === Noun === barracuda f (plural barracudas) (zoology) barracuda Synonym: picuda ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “barracuda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “barracuda”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.