"barracuda" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbæɹəˈkuːdə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-barracuda.wav [Southern-England] Forms: barracuda [plural], barracudas [plural]
Rhymes: -uːdə Etymology: First attested in the 1670s, from Latin American Spanish barracuda, perhaps from a Cariban word. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|barracuda}} Spanish barracuda, {{der|en|sai-car|-}} Cariban Head templates: {{en-noun|barracuda|s}} 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. Categories (lifeform): Scombroids Translations (marine fish): σφύραινα (sphúraina) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), κέστρα (késtra) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), бараку́да (barakúda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), barracuda [feminine] (Catalan), 梭子魚 (Chinese Mandarin), 梭子鱼 (suōziyú) (Chinese Mandarin), 梭魚 (Chinese Mandarin), 梭鱼 (suōyú) (Chinese Mandarin), barakuda [feminine] (Czech), zeesnoek [masculine] (Dutch), barracuda [feminine] (Dutch), barrakuda (Finnish), Barrakuda [masculine] (German), Pfeilhecht [masculine] (German), σφύραινα (sfýraina) [feminine] (Greek), μπαρακούντα (barakoúnta) [neuter] (Greek), barrakúda [feminine] (Icelandic), バラクーダ (barakūda) (Japanese), 梭子魚 (kamasu) (alt: かます) (Japanese), カマス (kamasu) (Japanese), 꼬치고기 (kkochigogi) (Korean), ikan alu-alu (Malay), yílnoodii (Navajo), barakuda [feminine] (Polish), barracuda [feminine] (Portuguese), baracudă [feminine] (Romanian), барраку́да (barrakúda) [feminine] (Russian), морска́я щу́ка (morskája ščúka) [feminine] (Russian), баракуда [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), barracuda [feminine] (Spanish), cá nhồng (Vietnamese), non (Vurës)
    Sense id: en-barracuda-en-noun-G5pmvDVA Disambiguation of Scombroids: 84 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'marine fish': 97 3
  2. (figuratively) One who uses harsh or predatory means to compete. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-barracuda-en-noun-tHkWX5GO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: yellowtail barracuda Related terms: barracouta

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "marine fish",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "баракуда"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marine fish",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "barracuda"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "marine fish",
      "word": "cá nhồng"
    },
    {
      "code": "msn",
      "lang": "Vurës",
      "sense": "marine fish",
      "word": "non"
    }
  ],
  "word": "barracuda"
}

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